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"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!

The Fishers is a massive cardboard construction of an everyday couple with a twist: they have fish heads! A more hefty, updated version of an original drawing from 2022 which was inspired by the song Fish Heads by Barnes and Barnes.

Moonlit Catch is inspired by the old fishing towns that dot our Northeast coast! It aspires to capture the feeling of reminiscing on good memories in the figment of golden fish surrounding a fisherman weathered by time. It was created during the…

235 Van Buren, condo tower with balconies in Chicago.

Honeybee pollinating on flowers.

Dandelion that has been digitally-altered to look like an eye.

Use of multiple exposures, all stopped down by 2 to create a hazy semi-transparent image, akin to an old childhood memory.

"Fortune Sides With Him Who Dares" is a self-portrait that delves into the relationship between fate and courage. The glowing orb in my hands represents the unknown—our future, choices, and risks. The fortune teller theme adds mystery, but the title…