Category Studio Project: Project NOW

This piece is inspired by “The Portal” installations in New York and Dublin.

Domestic violence is a pervasive issue that affects individuals and families across the United States. An average of 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the U.S. This equates to more than 10 million men… Continue Reading →

Greed: For my Project NOW assignment I have created a work that explores the relationship between the rich and the poor and the wealth inequality that is ever present in modern day America. The figure throwing the money represents those… Continue Reading →

This is a piece that I spent a lot of time thinking about. There are so many elements of modern society that can and should be critiqued through art, so I really wanted to choose something that is close to home for me, spiritually. To start, I have always been an environmentalist, and I am currently studying Urban Planning and Sustainable development. I commute to campus, from a nearby city about 30 miles away. I live in Mount Vernon, and I spend much of my time driving in the car. My daily drive is very beautiful, surrounded by trees, driving through the Chuckanut Mountains. I feel that I, as many, are seeing the beauty around me purely though my windshield, and I must actively take time away from my busy life to escape the road often traveled. No matter how far I go, one thing is almost inescapable, the concrete road which looms. I often ponder the symbolism that the road offers, as a semipermanent barrier through the forest, a reminder that we as humans, and as carriers of industrialism are here, and we are physically divdiding the world around us. I wanted the road to visibly seem out of place, with grey and black, large chunky borders cutting through the scenic view.

All of the people pictured and named in this art piece are citizens of Gaza who have been displaced and affected (a grave understatement, I know) by the war in Gaza. These are beautiful brave souls. Children, mothers, fathers, families,… Continue Reading →

This is my piece about over consumption and the impacts on the environment, more specifically surrounding environmentally harmful food packaging. I have created a mock grocery store catalogue combining digital art with images of real litter and garbage I found… Continue Reading →

Whether you like it or not, you’re always connected to the internet, technology, the “cloud”, and even AI. Every text message, email, web search, application, like, dislike, even facial expressions are all funneled through an AI to better suit your… Continue Reading →

For my Project NOW piece, I wanted to photograph waste pollution around Bellingham. I wanted to document a waste most commonly seen by the public. Waste can come in a variety of different forms but I chose to photograph solid… Continue Reading →