There’s just no way that I could support my family by myself, and we realized when she was little that even if I did take a job that would not be an artist job, all of my money would go towards paying for childcare. And when there’s an opportunity, do art… I really still can only afford to do work when she’s in school. But for now, my choice is to be the stay-at-home parent and be an artist when I can… I’m creative all the time with my kid, I play so many characters for her. So that’s how I was able to sort of keep it going, keep it alive, having that creative world with my kid. It’s so much fun, I just need time with adults too

Portrait of AJ, Kiddo and Mo the Puppet

2023

Oil on canvas

48 x 36 inches