This street scene in Kyoto captures stark differences between my home country and Japan. The buildings caress the quiet street in an intimate embrace, a far cry from the sprawling, isolating cities of home. Despite this, the English translation on…
As the school year dawned on me, I found myself missing the feeling of summer. I missed the brightness of the sun, the feeling of the pool's water against my skin, and the pure joy felt by the lack of responsibilities. This work was made to push my…
Every summer I grew up in the South Carolina Lowcountry because because each year as a military kid I would move to a new state or country, so Mt Pleasant, SC began to be the closest thing I could call home. Sweetgrass basketry has been a tradition…
During this uncertain political time, one might feel as though the world around them is unknown or falling apart. This piece explores changing times and the multidimensional harm it can do to divide, symbolized by the layers of tattered images. From…
Depicting a playful scene–Tea in the Drawer seeks to explore the mess of a junk drawer in a fun and playful way while leaning into a theme of the classic game: rock, paper, scissors!
The prompt for this piece was “create a picture with a man, a woman, a dog, a bird, and a banana.” So, I drew a father having a tea party with his young daughter and her stuffed animals, and the mother bringing in a tray of cookies.