PAINTINGS
2012 Acrylic on wood 72x36" This painting was a part of an exploration of the origin of habits. It looked into the theory that behaviors we hold as adults start to develop in childhood due to our surroundings, visual entertainment, and toys.
2012 Acrylic on wood 14x20" Made for a project with the prompt of “mapping”, this piece shows how wrinkles are maps in their own way They show how the wrinkle owner’s life has gone and tell a story of the experiences the person has had. Each panel has a personality tied to it as inferred from the wrinkle pattern. They are: happy, confused, hard working, and serious. 4-panel piece.
2012 Acrylic on wood 14x20" Made for a project with the prompt of “mapping”, this piece shows how wrinkles are maps in their own way They show how the wrinkle owner’s life has gone and tell a story of the experiences the person has had. Each panel has a personality tied to it as inferred from the wrinkle pattern. They are: happy, confused, hard working, and serious. 4-panel piece.
2012 Acrylic on wood 14x20" Made for a project with the prompt of “mapping”, this piece shows how wrinkles are maps in their own way They show how the wrinkle owner’s life has gone and tell a story of the experiences the person has had. Each panel has a personality tied to it as inferred from the wrinkle pattern. They are: happy, confused, hard working, and serious. 4-panel piece.
2012 Acrylic on wood 14x20" Made for a project with the prompt of “mapping”, this piece shows how wrinkles are maps in their own way They show how the wrinkle owner’s life has gone and tell a story of the experiences the person has had. Each panel has a personality tied to it as inferred from the wrinkle pattern. They are: happy, confused, hard working, and serious. 4-panel piece.
2011 Acrylic on canvas 36x72" This piece was made to call attention to the hyperbolic nature of politicians and the media. They exaggerate in their descriptions and spread hate amongst the public for people they don’t even know. The woman in this picture has been affected by the media and is now overly protecting herself from an enemy that she does not have. The title is drawn from a Jon Stewart quote on the subject: "I don't agree with you, but I'm pretty sure you're not Hitler."
2011 Acrylic on canvas 24x40"
2011 Acrylic on canvas 42x48" This piece examines the change over time for what is considered beautiful. It has become more unattainable and it is making a negative impact on society. This focuses on the comparison of the era of Marilyn Monroe and Lindsay Lohan. Painted to slightly resemble Andy Warhol’s Marilyn works, it shows Lohan’s four mugshots with each panel dripping more as she and society fall apart more.
2010 Acrylic on canvas 22x28" Using Cinderella from the disney film of the same name, this piece aims to discourage the quest for perfect looks and fitting into the mold of the traditional woman who waits for her Prince Charming to come and make her life worth living. Be the imperfect person that you are, be proud of being the pumpkin, not the silver carriage.
2010 Acrylic, Scrapbook Paper on canvas board 18x24" Nora using a towel to imagine she is a monster.
2010 Acrylic, Printed Images on canvas board 18x24" Playing with the connections between Disney's "The Lion King" and Shakespeare's Hamlet, the opening line from the play, "Mark Me" was used as a basis for this piece. Because the phrase means "listen", a problem that is not being listened to in Africa was selected as a backdrop, resulting in images of the genocide in Darfur. In addition to this meaning, the concept of marksmanship was also used and represented with images of African poaching.
2009 Acrylic, Printed Images on canvas board 24x18" Oliver, who plays a homeless cat in Disney's "Oliver and Company" is laid over top of images of the homeless in America.
2009 Acrylic, Printed Images on canvas board 18x24" Mulan, who disguises herself as a male soldier in Disney's "Mulan" is laid over top of images of successful females and women's suffrage in America.
2009 Acrylic, Printed Images on canvas board 24x18" One of the puppies from Disney's "101 Dalmatians" is laid over top of images of puppy mills in America.
2009 Acrylic, Printed Images on canvas board The Kool-Aid man is laid over top of images of the Peoples Temple, the cult who formed Jonestown in Guyana where 918 people died from drinking cyanide-laced Kool-Aid.
2009 Acrylic on canvas board 18x24"
2009 Acrylic, Printed Images on canvas board 24x18" A self-portrait.
2009 Acrylic, Printed Images on wood 36x48" Max from Maurice Sendak's "Where The Wild Things Are" laid over top of images of my friends posing as wild things.
2009 Acrylic, Scrapbook Paper on wood 48x36" Nora using an ironing board to imagine she's a surfer.
2009 Acrylic, Printed Images on canvas board 18x24" This piece is in reference to a political cartoon in which a police officer has shot a monkey and after committing this act says to the other police officer "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill", referring to Barack Obama. Rafiki, from Disney's "The Lion King" looks a bit manic and is laid over top of images of traditional African kente cloth. The ape is deteriorating and angry because this racism still exists.
2009 Acrylic, Printed Images on canvas board 24x18" The broadway adaptation of Disney's "The Lion King" was one of the first featured broadway plays to have an all African-American cast. Images of the show and America's first African American president are placed underneath Disney's character, Simba, looking up in optimism. The title of this work is in reference to the movie's song Hakuna Matata and Barack Obama's slogan "Yes we can".
2009 Acrylic, Printed Images on canvas board 18x24" An exploration of the style of Rauschenberg with the topic of Barack Obama's election. 2-panel piece.
2009 Acrylic, Printed Images on canvas board 18x24" An exploration of the style of Rauschenberg with the topic of Barack Obama's election. 2-panel piece.
2008 Acrylic, Kool-Aid, Plastic Cup, Printed Images on canvas board 18x24" An exploration of the style of Rauschenberg with the topic of the Peoples Temple, the cult who formed Jonestown in Guyana where 918 people died from drinking cyanide-laced Kool-Aid.
2008 Acrylic on canvas 24x18" A montage of Ariel from Disney's "The Little Mermaid".