Multimedia Works

Includes ‘Mixed Media Works’, ‘VideoArt Works’, & ‘Digitally Altered Works’

The Garden of Eden? 2020

Mixed media including laser cut print from photograph, lights, natural resources, found objects, polyester

As humans, we are born into the world through dirt and dust as pure, good beings. But as it turns out and as one comes more aware of the world, it is full of sin and negativity. We become engulfed in this tidal wave of negative anecdote after negative anecdote, and do not pay much attention to the goodness that us humans do too. We see our world in a broken, frayed, and divided way, something that is unfixable. We say we are ready for a change, but do not know if we can fix our living hell into a ‘heaven on Earth’ scenario. We keep blaming each other, keep fighting each other, keep alienating each other—regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, political views, etc. If we can unite together, see our own personal flaws and biases (and recognize those in others because lets be honest, no one is perfect), forgive one another, and see past our differences, we can light the way for change that grows and spreads like spring flowers.

Mixed Media Works

Hunny 2021

Analog and digital screen-print on BFK Rives Paper

There is an undeniable and harsh truth behind the malevolent will of human indifference when it comes to protecting the environment around us. One of those truths is that if Hymenoptera (bees) were to die out, the rest of the world would be cast into darkness, and everything would eventually cease to exist. Bees are responsible for not only being an aid in pollination—although arguably the most critical role, they facilitate plant growth, prevent soil erosion, increase carbon sequestration, and produce consumable honey (albeit exploited by humans). This work explores the grim reality of if the bee were to vanish and what the implications are due to their disappearance, as well as the profiteering and misrepresentation of the importance of the bee in a consumeristic way.

This consumeristic way is represented with the bee’s body being a hybrid between an actual bee and imagery of a honey jar that has a bear on it. Isn’t it fascinating yet odd how honey jars and bottles across the United States in most supermarkets have a bear or some other design on it not referencing bees? This falsification leads to the name of this work Hunny due to how as consumers; we think of honey as what bears eat and go for, especially in the media with the infamous Winnie The Pooh who often called honey as ‘hunny’. We have become so desensitized to the idea of honey being in direct correlation with bears, that we have simply forgotten where and how honey is produced.

Self Portrait: Fractured Obsession 2020

Film photography strips, flowers, glass

The Handmaid’s Tale Book Cover Design 2019

Acrylic paint, digital editing software (Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign)

VideoArt Works

Conversation 2020

Time Changes Everything 2021

The Journey 2020

The strong grip of alcoholism and substance abuse always has many emotions, thoughts, feelings, and personal experiences attached. Many of the personal experiences and stories are rooted in the harsh reality of losing a friend, loved one, or oneself (literally and figuratively) to addiction. In my life, alcoholism has shaped my family dynamic to be on the brink of fragmentation. With any addiction comes the consequences one must face, rather it be relational, spiritual, or individual. When the consequences are about one’s wellbeing, addiction and abuse destroys and alters their memories and identity over time until they are unrecognizable, even to themself.

In this short photographic series, I took the approach of doing self portraits with PhotoShop techniques to create the effect of uneasiness throughout. Each stage is as follows: Yellow=Enjoyment, Lime Green=Nausea, Pure Green=Greed & Start of Dependency, Blue=Sadness & Dependency, Black and White=Regret & Pain, & Light Pink=Clarity & Change

Digitally Altered Works

Censored Emotions for Eyes on Ukraine 2021

“Nudity is natural but not until a person accepts and loves who they are.” — Jolene Blalock

In this short series of photographs, I wanted to do something drastically different than I normally do in my work. Instead of creating macro and nature images, I decided to take 5 intimate self-portraits in a private setting—the bathtub. These relate to censorship not only in the sense of being nude portraiture, but of censoring someone’s eyes. It is commonly said that eyes are the windows to our souls, and we can recognize certain feelings and emotions by just looking at them. So, by getting rid of the eyes and replacing it with the censorship bar of what emotion/feeling I wanted to portray in each photograph, I made the connection of emotional intimacy and recognition more relevant. I also censored my breasts to allude to general nudity censorship in the media and in our daily lives, especially towards women who are constantly body shamed or censored for showing their breasts. This for me related to censorship in my life because I deal with body dysmorphia and a negative body image, and this was a way to almost hide my body from others, including myself. In addition, I created these photographs to look vintage with a grainy and muted filter effect and put in a Polaroid format (specifically Fuji Instax Wide) because I wanted it to have a retro and timeless feel to them since censorship (especially of women) has been a critical part of social norms for countless years.