"It's Just Me" is a deeply personal pencil drawing that serves as a visual self-portrait-not of appearance, but of spirit and struggle.  The intricate still life, set against a stark black background, is filled with symbolic objects: apples, coiled forms, and scattered fragments that echo the chaos and unpredictability of life each element is rendered with meticulous care, reflecting both the artist's adventurous heart and the physical pain endured through arthritis and multiple surgeries during a decade of service in the US Navy.  

This piece is about feeling out the place, as if belonging is always just out of reach.  The composition's angled arrangement mirrors the artist's internal landscape-restless, searching and sometimes overwhelming by the weight or suffering.  Yet within the chaos there is also resilience: a testament to surviving, adapting, and continuing to seek meaning and adventure despite hardship.  The artist's military service not only shaped their perspective but also made it possible to pursue a BFA, turning sacrifice into creative opportunity.  "It's Just Me" invites viewers to look beyond the surface, to see the courage it takes to keep moving forward when life feels uncertain and fragmented.