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This piece depicts joy narratively, like telling a story: two siblings enjoy spending Christmas together despite living in a dark, shabby little house. This conveys an aspect of joy I find powerful, which is living in and appreciating every moment.

This illustration was inspired by the movie “Enchanted,” a film I enjoyed immensely when I was little! Reflecting back on this childhood love of movies and Disney, I aimed to play with cut paper, color, and layering to create a bright and joyous…

This illustration represents joy through a symbol, and what better symbol of joy than our sun! I wanted to exude joy through this illustration through the use of color, cut paper layering, and quilling.

This mural design concept for the Jayhawk Welcome Center celebrates KU, the student experience, and long-standing traditions through a collage of iconography that represents KU and the idea of "towering towards the blue." Iconography "towers toward…

We often take for granted the land, vegetation, and living creatures around us. I have always been fascinated by the subtle transitions of color, the intricate patterns on feathers, and the organic shapes from our bird friends. Although sadly, we are…

For many years, I’ve used the cotton-paper pages of my 1963 printing of Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud as the background for paintings and drawings. When displaying these works, I’ve frequently noticed viewers spending extra time reading…

Stack Scrap drawings are a documentation of plastic grocery bag scrap bundles - the byproduct of my personal manufacturing process used to create my coiled basket Smokestack sculptures. The plastic bag scraps take on an organic, almost-floral…

Each year I give my family a painting to bring in the new year. 2024 was the Year of the Dragon. I chose gold because it was a special year and a celebration because we would welcome our daughter that year.

While 2024 was the year we welcomed our daughter it also held a place of sadness because we lost the matriarch of our family the previous year. I chose gray in juxtaposition to celebratory gold to represent this heavy loss to our family.

This artwork is a traditional Chinese papercut featuring an intricately designed snake, symbolizing wisdom, prosperity, and renewal. The character "福" (meaning "blessing" or "good fortune") at the top enhances the auspicious meaning of the piece. Due…