Drawing.
Piece of Me
Pencil, paper, 2019
I brought these objects with me to college as a source of comfort in an unfamiliar and, at the time, hostile environment: the folding fan my childhood best friend's sister made for me, the skates I cherish because my coach gave them to me for $40, and I couldn't afford anything new, and the string of bells my mom had hung in her dorm room when she was in undergrad. "Piece of Me" uses these objects and thick dark lines to represent my determination to hold onto the experiences and relationships that shaped me.
Self Portrait
Pencil, paper, 2018
Precarious Pencil
Pencil, paper, 2018
Are you run down, overwhelmed, angsty, and fed up with your school's half-baked "solutions" to its students' sleep deprivation problem? Do you feel your health matters less than a test score to your school board? If you waste time on sleep, you won't get the grades to succeed. It almost feels like someone has a sharp pencil pointed at your neck.
Schoolwork Balancing Act
Pencil, paper, 2018
High schoolers today have a lot on their plates. Besides schoolwork and college applications, how are they meant to manage friendships, relationships, clubs, extracurriculars, volunteer work, after-school jobs, test prep, learning to drive, chores, hobbies, and their overall health? This piece demonstrates how all these tasks and activities can pile impossibly high. Learning stress management is not enough. Something in how education works in the United States needs to change.
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Figure study, charcoal, pencil, paper, eraser, 2016
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Animal study, pencil, paper, notecards, 2016