As children we are naturally curious and creative, especially in how we play. The toys that I played with inspired me and created memories that will last a lifetime. To this day, my basement exists as an untouched archive of those very imaginative years of my life. Recess pays tribute to this period as I reach my early adulthood.  Many of the toys in my basement were repurposed into my portfolio pieces. I wanted to take the playful items acquired through my formative years and have them join me on my journey as I mature as an artist. It is no coincidence that these fashion pieces are made to suit somebody my size. I chose to make all of these pieces fashion-oriented, to take the collective idea of a metaphorical “inner child” and to manifest it into a literal “outer child.”