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A fleeting echo of my homeland, captured in words and simple shapes. Much like our memories, which linger, blur, and are swept away by the relentless winds of time, this work symbolizes the fragility of those cherished moments that we hold so dearly.

I am defined by myself, my ideas, my thoughts, my essence. Words cease to be understood through their meaning, instead transcending into the pure realm of their form, existing solely as they appear.

This piece was originally submitted for the Kemper Teen's Once Upon a Teen online art exhibition in 2022, portraying the villain of my own personal story. The dragon-inspired clock monsters are an allusion to the classical battles seen in mythology…

The March of Time uses Surrealist elements to embody how the majority of many people's limited time in life is spent doing things they're not interested in, ignorant of the curiosities around them. Although much of the worst parts of life are not a…

This piece represents how overworking oneself leads to burnout and ends up hurting more in the long run. I wanted to comment on how forced or obsessive productivity can be its own form of self-harm, demonstrating the ease of damage through the wax…

This painting is inspired by the sisterhood that women experience. Specifically the way that my friends and I come together. Each person brings their own unique ‘vibe’ that creates a beautiful, shared experience. The girls in the painting have a…

This piece emerged from a moment of an overwhelming amount of emotion. The swirling forms and soft colors represent the raw energy of those emotions. The canvas was my means of expression.

"The Punchline is Public Education" is my personal story of my experience as an atypical child in the public education system, a system which enforces conformity through medication or isolation, both of which happened to me. These experiences…

An acrylic painting on a heavy plywood board and featuring the artist’s first use of cardboard, The Boy Who Loved the Sun seeks to show a snapshot of the story of Icarus; the moment before the sea envelops him as calm, an accepted price to pay for…

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!