Drawing has been an outlet for me since I was little. I never really know what to expect once I start drawing. All I know is I hate when I have to stop and snap back to reality. The world disappears when I draw. My whole sole is consumed in the moment of creation like time just stops and nothing exists outside of this moment. It feels like my work is what’s keeping me from disappearing, when really creating art is what keeps me from truly living.

I like living in this existence between reality and space. The moments where the world feels unreal, like time just stops. I find these moments when I am with a paper and pencil but also in my everyday life. When walking home and I arrive in the blink of an eye, or when I’m about to take a penalty kick during a soccer game. In these moments, when the world seems to stop, I know the clock just ticks quicker and I am losing the time that I pretend waits for me to catch up.

When I get lost in this consumption of time and space, I like to think of my dogs and how they imagine their existence, if they do at all. I like to take moments everyday with my dogs because those are the moments when it feels like the clock ticks the fastest. I love my dogs, and I truly feel alive in the moments I get with them.

I dedicate my art to my puppy Tilley and old dog Ruxin, in this piece titled “Pawprint of Time”. I made it out of plain paper and pencils, my most honest medium to use. I put my heart, soul and time into these pieces, and I hope when you look at them you find detail and love. Life to me is not about the time in the moments but the moments in our heart, where we can find what we truly love in our lives. Whether it’s drawing in a quiet space or playing with our dogs like time will never run out.

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