My current series of pastel drawings tell the story of a mermaid who wants to fly. Her name is Flying Fish. She is a heroine that, like Sisyphus, repeats her tale over and over again with the blind hope of achieving an impossible dream. My artistic process involves taking self-portraits as reference photos. At first, the process was one of self-discovery, but now the self-portraits are more about exploring a different version of myself. To step into the world of the story, I create sets and dress in character, performing the lead role in a dramatic tragedy. When translating the reference materials into pastel drawings, I move the imagery further away from reality and closer to a mythological story about never giving up on even our most absurd aspirations.