The piece, Arachnophilia, is about a symbol of protection at a time when I needed something to focus on. This piece addresses the aftermath of early childhood trauma. It is about the childhood connection I found with spiders. I remember playing with spiders post-abuse as a way to fixate on something other than my feelings. The spider in my etching has a skull head which is symbolic for the death of innocence and the humanization of the spider as an entity. To this day, I do not kill spiders. I always save them, because in a way, they saved me.