I use symbolic stencils and use bold, solid colors, and chaotic compositions to communicate a feeling of anxiety I grew up with surrounding aging. My parents would repeatedly tell me that I was running out of time to get my resume and experience up before I was a certain age to ensure my success as a performing artist. This ideology bled into my everyday life, and I began to believe that if I were not successful by the time I was 21, I would never be. I use the immortal jellyfish, which can restart its life cycle at will and rejuvenate itself to avoid death. I use its multiple phases to represent myself as a child forced into adulthood. The lobster can live a very long time, but its life is usually cut short by commercial fishing purposes, and they are usually held in tanks at restaurants on display before they are killed and eaten. A parallel can be drawn between the impending doom feeling mixed with the requirement to perform for an audience waiting to feast on your youth and self-esteem. My compositions mimic the rigidity of printmaking but are embedded within the paper itself, much like the philosophy that continues to haunt me.