I have been exploring this abstract body of work for close to a decade now, spanning across painting, printing, and textiles. I’m interested in breaking down the idea that serious art must feel distant, exclusive, or intellectually guarded. Black & Folk art traditions have always had a way of holding complexity while still inviting people in…setting the table for celebration, grief, humor, survival, and beauty all at once. That openness influences my practice deeply. In my abstract practice, I want the work to feel accessible without losing depth, emotional without becoming decorative, and personal while still connecting to collective experience.

My work lives in the space where joy and pain meet — not as opposites, but as experiences constantly shaping one another. As a mixed-race artist, illustrator, and designer, I create abstract pieces that turn internal narratives into something visible and shared. Color, texture, and movement become a language for emotions in a meditative practice. Through my work, I look to expand on the nuances of personality that are often difficult to explain but deeply and objectively familiar.

Ultimately, my goal is to create work that allows people to recognize themselves in it…to make pieces that celebrate vulnerability, resilience, and joy existing together without apology. I look to create atmospheres where meaning can emerge intuitively; calling the viewer to participate in decoding the narrative; tracing the artist’s creative suggestion through instinctive strokes, punctuated with moments of deliberate structure. The combination of whimsy, form, and eye-popping color create an immersive play the eyes, never shy to highlight places for them to land safely amid the chaos.