The Sweet Gum — Digital Artwork

I didn't start out this guarded.

Every spike represents something I learned I needed protection from.

Eventually the protection stopped feeling like something I wore and became something I was.

AI was the medium. The feeling was mine.

All art was Inspired by real events and real people. I spent a lot of time hiding myself, this is a way for me to learn to appreciate what I've learn to hide. We are not all perfect and most of us can't be. The good, the bad and the Broken parts of ourselves that society has shunned or made us feel unworthy for carrying. These are their stories.