This is from a series about my struggle with mental illness. I have schizoaffective disorder and a bunch of anxiety and depressive diagnoses that makes living quite a challenge. I'm trying to find myself behind all of the clutter and noise in my head, and it's often very violent and distressful. I create these figures as representations of my illness and punish them so I don't have to punish myself. I don't know if that makes any sense, but it's difficult to explain. I do sometimes get messages from people who struggle like me that says that they can relate to my pieces. That's the biggest compliment and tragedy all at once.