Artist Statement:

This year: my parents told me they loved me for the first time in my life.

I am 22 years old.
I wonder why it has been 22 years.
(my body did not know how to form the words in return)
(have i never learned before?)
I wonder why I was embarrassed to say it back.
I wonder how I have always known
they have always loved me.

University of Oregon Spring Storm Dean’s Award Recipient