What inspired this piece is a lot of people but mostly my dad.

This artwork was inspired by a YouTube series I watch, called the Life Series. In it, characters participate in a Hunger Games sort of challenge and the last one alive wins.

I used mark making to make this piece. I took photos of my friend and loved the one I used as a reference for this drawing because of how her hands were positioned.

I found the frame on the sidewalk on the way to school, I cut and drilled it too pieces of plexi glass to create the illusion of floating.

Dedicated to my one and only older brother, this piece captures the essence of his youth, adolescence, and adulthood.

“Opposites Don’t Always Attract” explores the beauty and pain of the human experience. As individuals, we find ourselves through life’s joys and struggles, seeking connection with others.

Snacks have always played a big role in my close relationship with my two cousins.

”The Mind’s Embrace” is inspired by knowledge and how it affects you.

This piece was inspired by the emotions and voices that go silenced in our community, households, and surroundings.

Before I started this artwork, I pondered so hardly about the painful feeling of frustration and agony that arose when I just can’t get out of times of darkness.

The center portrait is a formal graduation photo, surrounded by childhood photos and crayon drawings.

I have so many labels that I thought were permanent and now there shifting like sand.

For my piece, Control, I used photoshop to sketch out my subject and border to resemble greek artwork like on pots, columns, etc while also adding my own personal touch to the style.

To me, a Houdini escape trick like this, is about performing being alright.

I wanted to emphasize the feeling of pretending or putting on one’s best self for others.

I created an artwork called “School Kills Artists. ”

My mother and I are only alive because she was able to have an abortion.

”Glimmer of Hope” shows that despite how trapped someone feels, there’s always hope.

A self-portrait based on The Magician card (tarot), it represents a persons talents and energy.

This piece features Jesus reaching out to light into an ethereal sky setting, hinting at Michelangelo’s famous “Creation of Adam”.