Category Studio Project: Identity Reconfigured

Who am I? My name is Tia, using this picture along with specific identifications to myself. My identify follows, my sexuality, my orientation regarding my ethnic and where I originate from. My love of the moon, and my zodiac sign. Along with my love of plants and flower tattoos, and my dachshund dogs. Breaking myself into these simple categories seems enough give a basic understanding of who I am as an individual.

Here I’ve hand painted a canvas with various colors representing the moods and emotions that were prevalent in my life during quarantine, the colors are brashly blended together painting a mental picture of emotions fighting for the spotlight, I’ve also… Continue Reading →

Comic books have always played a huge role in my life. Growing up me and my brothers would read them with each other for hours on end, and I always would picture myself at the center of the story. For… Continue Reading →

For this piece, I wanted to explore ways in which I present myself within the world’s ideas of femininity. Fish and the portrayal of the female figure don’t often mix in old, romantic art pieces but I hold such a… Continue Reading →

Composed of illustrations and collaged elements. I wanted this to represent anxiety as part of my identity. I am still finding my own identity and I’m often limited by my fears that are of my own making.

The part of my identity I wanted to explore was my passion for marine life. I feel like this is a key part of my identity at the moment.