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This piece was created in September of last year. I had dreamt that I was trying to find my way through heavy pouring rain, driving rain. I could see the back of someone walking just ahead of me, but far enough that I couldn't make out who it was and I was trying to reach that person. I kept failing to close the gap. When I woke up, I realized that that person was me.
I hope you like my translation of driving rain.
This is my favorite image of my grandfather as a child. I use it maybe more than I should, but it has so much meaning to me. The words tell a story he shared with me, a story of his childhood and the special relationship he had with his mother. He is holding an image of her, one of the few I have.
He wears his heart on his sleeve, because he never seemed afraid to put his heart out there. I am a lot like him in that respect. Putting myself out there has sometimes caused great pain, but when I am rewarded by these risks, it makes it all worthwhile.
