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Internal and external battles with transphobia.

Wistful longings of nostalgia

This photo was taken on a rainy day in Chicago, where strangers hurried under umbrellas and raincoats, shuffling through slick sidewalks and puddles. Despite being a visitor, in the rain I felt an unexpected sense of home. Across the globe, we all…

This is a deer I photographed in Clinton State Park, just west of Lawrence. This photograph displays the pureness and innocence of deer, and shows a level of closeness and detail that most do not get the privilege of observing.

Inspired by the notion of everyone’s eventual death and my family’s hereditary heart condition. I created a clay heart with my great grandfather’s pocket watch embedded inside. My dear friend Ardyn is the model for this photograph.

A smile from the one you love can make all the difference in the world to you. Here displays a smile from my own grandmother. I think you can tell a lot about a person from their smile and this woman radiates warmth. Smiles may have imperfections,…

This piece was created as an ink diptych for one of my courses.

Originally, the work was supposed to be only an arashi shibori piece, but the blue background reminded me of water from a koi pond my parents used to own. I decided to add koi fish to remind me of this peaceful time. I continued to add sashiko…

It hurts to panic, it feels as though your chest is pulling you apart, distorting and contorting you in a way no one can visibly see. This is a piece attempting to visualize the invisible abstraction of a panicked individual, and how somehow nothing…

While taking a brief moment to myself amidst the chaos leading up to my first ever international flight, I ended up in a stairway landing where geometric light rays beautifully accented the architecture of O'hare International Airport.