Octopus Art series

​"I am an artist. God tells me what to create. I am the vessel, the messenger. I conjure..."

Spiritual octopus series aims to protect animals and the environment while inviting the viewer on a spiritual journey via the octopus. In my Spiritual Octopus Series, I substitute the octopus for the Hindu Gods as well as Christ. I started this work after the passing of my father who was German-American (Lutheran/Christian) I had a vision/hallucination of an octopus being crucified. Later on I dreamed of the Hindu God Ganesha as an octopus. The tie-dye psychedelic fabric represents the chakras. The hand-sewn elements are a throwback to my childhood, taking my life back from my abusive mother who is Trinidadian-Indian (Voodoo/Hindu), who refused to let me sew or be creative. Were these visions/hallucinations and dreams mere symptoms of my mental illness or were they salvation from God?