On November 23, 2024, I made my first collage. From there, everything shifted.

After three decades, I finally felt the possibility of freedom—not freedom from constraints, but freedom from the relentless urge to achieve, perfect, and excel.

Collage lets me be exacting with paper, shape, color, and form. Yet its very materiality constantly pushes me to question the notion of the “finished” product, the “perfect” result, or even the “legitimate” work of art. Each piece invites me to release control, loosen certainty, and stay present with what emerges. It’s messy. It’s scary. It’s joyful.

Creative practice is essential to individual and collective liberation. We need new ways of working and being that break us out of binary thinking, transactional habits, relentless productivity, and harmful perfectionism. If you’d like to explore how creative processes can bring new meaning, intention, and vitality to your life or work, reach out—I’d love to be in conversation.