My work reflects indigenous gender-based social issues, such as the Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, girls, and more (MMIWG+). These issues hit close to home because they affect the people I care about. It also reflects sexual abuse in the domestic space. Much of my artistic practice implements nature-based elements that capture the surrealistic and uncanny nature of the issues addressed. Society makes it easy for people with “normal” or “well-adjusted” lives to do horrible things and get away with it. I combine my personal experience and memories with the world’s harsh realities. Contemporary expressionism is also a significant style in my artwork. Shara Hughes, Justin Geffrey, and Andrew Cadima are a few of the contemporary artists I am inspired by. I tend to take references from parts of my childhood that stood out to me as inspirations, like “the Rainbow Fish” by Marcus Pfister and pieces of the news and media connected to people that could have been me. Through my art, I would like to reach out to those who relate to the subject matter and bring more awareness to those not affected by the social issues I confront. How we portray societal problems affects the accepted possible range of solutions.