"I feel a contentment from the sense of losing myself. I am very self-conscious, always worrying about what people think of me. When I create, I am lifted out of that and have a sense of just being; being my best self. It can be intense, like running a race, but in the end, there is a restful satisfaction. With the inks, I feel like I am traveling, taking side roads, getting stuck in the mud, coming upon a sunlit glade. When I finish, it as though I arrive at a place I have already been."