I Love You, Too

Shortly after September 11, 2001, around the time my fourth son was born, I began creating a series of drawings while searching for reassurance, meaning, and connection in an uncertain world.

What started as a simple drawing practice evolved into an ongoing body of work spanning more than twenty-five years. As recurring symbols appeared and reappeared in my sketchbooks, I gradually recognized that they were expressing the same message: I love you, too.

The works are built from a visual language of faces, eyes, hearts, and symbolic forms that combine to create what I call love totems. Over time, these individual forms expanded into larger mandala-like compositions exploring relationship, unity, and awareness.

My childhood living in Liberia, Burma, Thailand, and other parts of the world shaped my understanding of both cultural differences and our shared humanity. While customs, languages, and beliefs may vary, the love we feel for those closest to us is universal.

At its core, I Love You, Too is an exploration of love as a connecting force—one that transcends language, geography, and difference.

For more than two decades, these images have continued to point me toward the same realization:

Love is what connects us.