Category Studio Project: Identity Reconfigured

For this piece I wanted to dive into my personal ethnic/racial identity and how at times it can feel like I’m “not Latine enough”. I’m Costa Rican, so I used the imagery of a Clay-Colored Thrush, the Costa Rican National… Continue Reading →

This work is about how feminine identities are perceived my others, and are often expected to appear to the world around them. However, feminine identities don’t always appear that way.

This piece is inspired by the multitude of emotions and identities I feel at once. Love and hate for one person, being put together and a mess, studying for 4 hours and then blacking out, etc.

This piece is about how being an artist changed how i see the world and who i am.

I have included snips of the thing I do that help me get through life, especially through the pandemic. Things like skiing, music, being outside, the gym, among others are the material things that encompass who i am as a person. The background is also a special place to me as It is near my house and someplace I go to clear my head and take a moment.

I chose pictures to represent myself and how I carry my world. Being around the ones I love most bring out the good in me and I am exactly who I am when I am with them. Doing things I… Continue Reading →

I’ve always prioritized the environment and think about the impact I have in my daily life. I tend to think about earth as Mother Nature, so in this I have drawn her. Her eyes are galaxies, her hair is foliage, her eyelashes are feathers, and her lips are petals.