Drawings, 2013
16 works on paper, water colour and graphite, 20”x14”

Night Stories (Kanashibari) is a new set of 16 works on paper that reflect on my personal experiences of kanashibari or sleep paralysis.  Kanashibari  literally means 'to be bound' and is a phenomena in the in-between state of sleep and wake where one experiences the inability to move or speak. In Japanese culture, they often say you are being visited by a ghost. These drawings are night stories from dream of creatures and spirits experienced by two siblings which will eventually make their way into a bookwork.