“toothbrush party!”
Oil on canvas, December 2021
Oil on canvas, December 2021 (3 feet x 3 feet)
“Toothbrush Party!” is a celebration of the daily habit of brushing your teeth; an act that seems mundane, if not boring, when done on your own, but suddenly holds a new excitement when done with a person you love. The couple pictured references my partner, Grace, and I, while being just abstracted enough that other queer couples can see themselves in the painting. In the piece, a bathroom is transformed by imagined colors, patterns, and depth, to bring attention to the other-worldly joy that can exist in an activity that is supremely normal; I can think of nothing more special than waking up with a loved one and getting to brush your teeth side by side.
dorm room collages
Mixed media collage, August-September 2020
August 24th-September 3rd 2020, mixed media in sketchbook
I started this school year in a two week long quarantine to my dorm room. As we weren’t allowed access to the art studios on campus, my printmaking professor assigned us a series of collages made from whatever we could find around our living spaces. There is a collage for each day of online classes, with each being unique to my findings and feelings of a particular day. As a set, they give a peek into my living environment for that bit of time.
quarantine qollages !
Collage, quarantine 2020
spring-summer 2020, magazine glued to paper
"mother & daughter"
Pastels, April 2020
April 2020, pastel on paper, adhered to art poster
"I've Been Feeling All Tangled Up!" Coloring Book
Marker, March 2020
March 2020, marker on paper
Needing to get my pent-up feelings out during quarantine, I turned to drawing and came up with this coloring book. My intent was to create something that could be relaxing for others to engage with during a time of high tensions.
Full coloring book below, feel free to download and print the pages for your enjoyment:)
