Confident language is hard for me. When I first began to develop metacognition, spirituality naturally became very important to me. At this time in my life, the start of adolescence, I was Mormon. Remember, I was born in Provo, Utah. A pretty strong center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

However, as my mental focus encouraged me to deeply interact with whatever belief system I held, this caused me to experience many of its faults. As a result, I eventually dropped the religion. In many ways, this was a very painful experience . . . To the extent that I began to staunchly resist placing any value in faith whatsoever. Read the rest of this entry »

This blog is my art explanation. (This post is my blog introduction.)

Art has been my strongest method of connecting with the world for as long as I can remember. There is no reason for me to distinguish between creative proclivities and my real life experiences. In fact, it is far more rewarding to explore and blur these connections than to draw lines between imaginary definitions. Read the rest of this entry »