while on this journey, i was asked to help others experience this form of liberating "art therapy". however after the 3rd "Tai , Will you do mine next?" i knew i had to create a collection of insecurities. about a month later, the photo editor of the SCAD Connector - an online magazine produced by Savannah College of Art & Design - viewed the work during a class crit and asked me to produce a weekly column. this gave me the green light to move forward with the idea i had for this project. i began to hand select my subjects to ensure a variety of insecurities and unique personalties exploring engaging flaws. who knew, this would turn into my thesis work. See the links below for more Insecurities work. 

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   during these art therapy sessions i collected audio recordings of myself interviewing the subject. asking very basic, open ended questions that required the subjects to speak candidly about their physical flaw(s), i was able to get a sense of how they related those flaws to any of the psychological insecurities they felt. this allowed me to remain objective during the process. however, for exhibition purposes, the audio propelled me to create an installation to pair with each insecurity presented. this not only depicted the subject's perception of their insecurity but also the relationship between myself and the subject; as it validates a level of trust - how often do you offer to let someone photography the things that you hate about yourself physically and trust that they will make it look compelling? NEVER!! we tend to keep those things to ourselves. this gallery, however, includes few of the insecurities that the brave were willing to share. titles reveal insecurities.