In this collage portrait, I combine Artemisia Gentileschi’s "Judith Beheading Holofernes" and Caravaggio’s "The Calling of St. Matthew", using colored paper and red glitter to explore themes of justice, identity, and personal awakening. I insert…
“The Lightbox” is about creating a communal space for people to interact with. My Lightbox integrates the use of a large space meant to be interacted with in the physical world. While the Lightbox is a model made of foamcore, it represents the…
This piece utilizes youthful symbols united with depictions of a tarot card to reflect my coming of age experience. The Page of Wands is a tarot card, representing courage and new beginnings. A bunny portrays the youthful nature of the Page tarot…
This photo plays with the ideas of void and silhouette to capture a feeling of emptiness or longing. The figure is posed in a contemplative manner, as if the red void is causing him to reflect and wonder what may be beyond.
In this photo, I hope to provide a different perspective of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The building is often seen in its entirety, making it difficult to appreciate the smaller elements that make up the whole. By compositionally arranging the image…
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…
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.
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…