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My Portfolio
Exploring memory, identity, connection, and storytelling through art. Click to view pieces!
01
Still Bold
Medium: Colored pencil on toned paper.
Created during recovery after surgery, this self-portrait explores maintaining confidence and individuality even through discomfort and vulnerability.
Created during recovery after surgery, this self-portrait explores maintaining confidence and individuality even through discomfort and vulnerability.
02
Sewn Into Me
Medium: Mixed media--colored pencil, gold foil, collage, and thread.
A reflection on childhood memories and the experiences that remain stitched into who we become.
A reflection on childhood memories and the experiences that remain stitched into who we become.
03
Inherited Memory
Medium: Colored pencil on toned paper.
A collection of my great-grandmother’s belongings honoring her influence on my life and the lasting connection I have to her through art.
A collection of my great-grandmother’s belongings honoring her influence on my life and the lasting connection I have to her through art.
04
A Life Less Still
Medium: Colored pencil and photographic collage.
Originally a monochromatic green still life, this piece evolved through the addition of photographs representing the people, memories, and personal connections that give everyday objects meaning, transforming a traditional study into an exploration of human connection.
Originally a monochromatic green still life, this piece evolved through the addition of photographs representing the people, memories, and personal connections that give everyday objects meaning, transforming a traditional study into an exploration of human connection.
05
The Other Side of the Candy Bowl
Medium: Paint chips, magazine collage, rhinestones, candy wrappers, and Prismacolor colored pencil on gray-toned paper and canvas.
A mixed-media piece exploring Halloween, childhood nostalgia, and the shift from receiving magic as a child to creating that same excitement for others.
A mixed-media piece exploring Halloween, childhood nostalgia, and the shift from receiving magic as a child to creating that same excitement for others.
06
The First Push
Medium: Wooden panel acrylic colored pencil paper posca.
Through whimsical creatures and mixed media, this piece brings my childhood imagined world to life, exploring how my parents encouraged my creativity and gave my imagination its first push to take flight.
Through whimsical creatures and mixed media, this piece brings my childhood imagined world to life, exploring how my parents encouraged my creativity and gave my imagination its first push to take flight.
07
Make A Wish
Medium: Graphite pencils and black pencil.
Through objects symbolizing wishes, luck, and spirituality, this graphite still life explores the rituals we turn to in hopes of shaping our future, suggesting that making a wish is only the beginning of making it come true.
Through objects symbolizing wishes, luck, and spirituality, this graphite still life explores the rituals we turn to in hopes of shaping our future, suggesting that making a wish is only the beginning of making it come true.
08
In Her Gaze
Medium: Charcoal on paper.
A portrait study exploring dramatic contrast, expression, and direct eye contact.
A portrait study exploring dramatic contrast, expression, and direct eye contact.
09
Pulling Strings
Medium: Charcoal on news paper
An exploration of manipulation, control, and the uncomfortable truths I have discovered about how people can take advantage of others.
An exploration of manipulation, control, and the uncomfortable truths I have discovered about how people can take advantage of others.
10
Figure Sculpture
Medium: Clay sculpture.
Developed over six sessions, this seated figure study focuses on gesture, posture, balance, and three-dimensional form.
Developed over six sessions, this seated figure study focuses on gesture, posture, balance, and three-dimensional form.
11
Figure Sculpture
Medium: Clay sculpture.
Created over six figure-sculpting sessions, this study explores proportion, anatomy, and the human form from multiple perspectives.
Created over six figure-sculpting sessions, this study explores proportion, anatomy, and the human form from multiple perspectives.
12
Figure Study
Medium: Graphite on paper,
An observational figure study examining anatomy, proportion, and the construction of the body.
At Rest
An observational figure study examining anatomy, proportion, and the construction of the body.
At Rest
13
Figure Study
Medium: Charcoal on paper.
A loose figure study focused on capturing natural posture, gesture, and weight.
A loose figure study focused on capturing natural posture, gesture, and weight.
14
Figure Study
Medium: Charcoal on paper.
A gestural study exploring the overlapping shapes and movement of a seated figure.
A gestural study exploring the overlapping shapes and movement of a seated figure.
15
After the Chord
Medium: Mixed media--charcoal and acrylic paint on paper,
A combination of realism and expressive color capturing the movement and energy of music.
A combination of realism and expressive color capturing the movement and energy of music.
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