Studies
~Ceramics~
iron oxide and ceramic
7 x 6 x 81/2 inches
Underglaze and porcelain
33 x 13 x 3 inches
Underglaze and ceramic
3 x 8 x 6 inches
Underglaze and ceramic
3 x 8 x 6 inches
Underglaze and ceramic
3 x 8 x 6 inches
underglaze and porcelain
4 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1 inches
underglaze and porcelain
4 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1 inches
Porcelain and underglaze
10 x 7 1/2 inches
Porcelain and underglaze
10 x 7 1/2 inches
Porcelain and underglaze
10 x 7 1/2 inches
Porcelain and underglaze
10 x 7 1/2 inches
Balcones clay and porcelain
5 x 4 x 2 inches
Balcones clay and porcelain
5 x 4 x 2 inches
Balcones clay and porcelain
5 x 4 x 2 inches
Porcelain and underglaze
6 x 6 inches
Porcelain and underglaze
6 x 6 inches
Porcelain and underglaze
8 1/2 x 8 inches
Porcelain and underglaze
8 1/2 x 8 inches
Porcelain and underglaze
8 1/2 x 8 inches
Porcelain and underglaze
8 x 5 inches
Porcelain and underglaze
Porcelain and underglaze
~Paintings~
~Collage~
~Drawings~
Pen, pencil, marker on paper
charcoal, India ink, color pencil on paper
20 x 31 inches
wax crayon on paper
pen on paper
marker on paper
color pencil on paper
color pencil, acrylic paint, marker on paper
color pencil, pen, and marker on paper
pencil and pen on paper
color pencil on paper
color pencil and acrylic paint on paper
color pencil on paper
color pencil on paper
~Gifs~
Little Sunflower 2018
Photos taken by Kellen Stanley
Trying to Capture the Sun 2020
Attraction 2020
Immerse 2021
~..InTheWater..~ 2022
~Sculpture~
~Screen and Linoleum Block Prints~
~Graphic Design~
works made with Photoshop and Procreate
~Homage~
Homage (2020) was an exploration into my own ancestry and how beauty standards drastically differ from culture to culture. Sometimes I wonder who I might’ve been if I was still in touch with my own heritage, but unfortunately, a lot of that has been wiped away. As a person with facial piercings and tattoos, I have an admiration for body modification and an ever-growing interest in how older indigenous/tribal cultures used modifications in their everyday lives. In African traditions, it is common to see Scarification; a ritualistic process where the skin is cut in a myriad of ways on the face or body to produce specific designs that heal into thick scars that symbolize one coming to age, different tribes, one’s social status, marital status, or was used simply as a way to beautify.
I was really struck by how they used this process as a way to beautify. Here in the States, smooth, flawless skin is sought for and desired. I admire that something so taboo, “disgusting,” and bloody was and still is a way that people express themselves and show their unique beauty. To honor my heritage and this sacred practice, I made “scars” out of unfired porcelain clay, and adhered them onto my face and neck in a specific pattern to exemplify my features and to express my own form of beauty.
~Video~
~Film & Digital Photography~
Shot with Canon EOS Rebel T3
Shot with SX-70 Polaroid…
coming soon