Thoughts

A step into lore - Ramen Shaman Art

A step into lore

 I’ve been looking at my work differently. Not just physically, but mentally. Coming into the studio and seeing how pieces sit next to each other, how certain figures repeat, how...

A step into lore

 I’ve been looking at my work differently. Not just physically, but mentally. Coming into the studio and seeing how pieces sit next to each other, how certain figures repeat, how...

An attempt at explanation 2026 - Ramen Shaman Art

An attempt at explanation 2026

I paint these figures because I needed a way to look at what was inside me without it swallowing me. They started as pressure. Memory without a clean ending. Fear...

An attempt at explanation 2026

I paint these figures because I needed a way to look at what was inside me without it swallowing me. They started as pressure. Memory without a clean ending. Fear...

Last day of the hardest year - Ramen Shaman Art

Last day of the hardest year

It’s snowing hard tonight. The kind of snow that shuts things down, quiets the city, cancels plans without apology. It’s the last night of the year, and instead of movement...

Last day of the hardest year

It’s snowing hard tonight. The kind of snow that shuts things down, quiets the city, cancels plans without apology. It’s the last night of the year, and instead of movement...

Christmas Eve in the Studio - Ramen Shaman Art

Christmas Eve in the Studio

It’s Christmas Eve and I’m in my studio. No plans. No obligations. No performance. Just time. I’m standing inside a space that exists entirely because I built it. The walls...

Christmas Eve in the Studio

It’s Christmas Eve and I’m in my studio. No plans. No obligations. No performance. Just time. I’m standing inside a space that exists entirely because I built it. The walls...

An introduction to my neon nightmares - Ramen Shaman Art

An introduction to my neon nightmares

I keep painting hearts. Bright colors. Soft shapes. Not in a romantic way, not because I’m in love with anyone, but because something in me feels quieter. Safer. Less braced...

An introduction to my neon nightmares

I keep painting hearts. Bright colors. Soft shapes. Not in a romantic way, not because I’m in love with anyone, but because something in me feels quieter. Safer. Less braced...

More quiet - Ramen Shaman Art

More quiet

There’s a period that comes after things fall apart that doesn’t get talked about much. It isn’t dramatic. It isn’t inspiring in a loud way. It doesn’t come with clarity...

More quiet

There’s a period that comes after things fall apart that doesn’t get talked about much. It isn’t dramatic. It isn’t inspiring in a loud way. It doesn’t come with clarity...