Writing

  1. This is Fine

    August 11, 2025
    This Is Fine looks calm at first. A quiet train ride. A still figure. Nothing urgent in sight. But the calm is a costume. Underneath is the kind of chaos you can’t fully name yet, only feel pressing at the edges. I painted it after I left a life that…

  2. Creating Aftertaste: A Residency, Reflection, and International Debut

    October 9, 2024
    This year, I had the privilege of returning to the Incubator residency for a second time—a transformative experience that not only deepened my practice but set me on a path of creating my latest piece, Aftertaste. Over the course of twelve weeks, I worked alongside fellow artists, whose critiques and…

  3. Aftertaste: A Vanitas, A Popsicle, and the Space Between

    September 26, 2024
    What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about death? For me, it’s a melting popsicle. The image of a popsicle, dripping away under the hot sun, was my first real encounter with the idea that nothing lasts forever. It was Tweety Bird bubblegum eyeball one to…

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