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INTRAPERSONAL

      "Doodling may seem like an endless game of solitaire, but ironically it is the best way for me to commute between the cerebral world and connect to the one surrounding me.  With a pad of paper I can dive internally, and buoy to the surface.  It’s a net to catch the fleeting trivial blips of spontaneous life.  A record of experience, a root of inspiration and an open invitation for new perspectives.  I carry a pad in my pocket every day." (3)

          Perhaps the most fundamental responsibility of art and language is facilitating intrapersonal communication.  The things we say, make and do always relate to our own experiences in one form or another.  This is often overlooked.  Our world is buzzing with multimedia for the masses and social networking, but what about personal language?  From our natural loosely-scripted handwriting to the symbols and icons that populate our imaginations, personal language is fitted specifically to us.  It is a fabrication of associations and stories weaved through the eye of our personal experience. 

An individual's ability to make sense of their personal narrative
lies at the heart of their development.

          My journals, handouts, and paper scraps all eventually found a crossroads in my sketchbook.  Functioning both as a pocket-sized play-pen and an all-purpose junk drawer, my sketchbook has become a space to interact with internal and external experiences.  As a book, I can organize, re-purpose, reflect on and react to these experiences over time.  More than visual alchemy or aesthetics, interacting with my records relates to how I perceive and understand these experiences, while creating a space that I can revisit and share. 

          Art for me is a bridge of communication connecting to a world of experience.  Whether I am making a physical reference or not, taking note of my personal context becomes an interaction with the moment that pulls me and my experiences into focus.  Creating a dialogue between myself, my environment, and the people surrounding me, I become more aware and engaged in life.