Category Studio Project: Identity Reconfigured

this is a collage piece I made to represent my connection and identity in nature whilst existing in a hyper-capitalistic and man made society. I used cutouts of nature scenes from vintage national geographic magazines and stickers to create a piece of overlapping images.

Growth is staring me in the face. I see the trees change with the seasons as my life bares the same fate. I am at a point of major change in my life and my identity is being reconstructed in… Continue Reading →

This is a Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii) or also known as a Madrona tree. My name is an important part of my identity, so I wanted to illustrate the tree that I was named after.

In my artistic practice, I have been very interested in the use of objects to represent key things about myself and others. I have made a number of “portraits of the artist” through still-lives I have assembled, with the intention… Continue Reading →

In this photo I have pixelated my face. This is supposed to represent how I feel about my identity. I am constantly trying to find who I am and how I should approach my life. As I look for my… Continue Reading →

I view myself through the memories I have created with others. That is also how they view me; through their own eyes, or in these pictures, the camera. They see me through the memories we have created together, and this… Continue Reading →

I have been drinking a lot of tea recently, and at the end of each string of the tea bags are little paper quotes (included in the artwork), and they often take the liberty to tell me something about myself…. Continue Reading →

This piece of art is something that I got over the pandemic. I think the differing aspects of the physical appearance of the word smile and what this sculpture means in the word from really highlights how I personally felt… Continue Reading →

This is a photo of a small carving I made looking in a mirror resting on pill bottles with push pins stuck inside it, it is “trapped” by a piece of paper held up my own hand.this photo shows how… Continue Reading →