Mixed Media

Onto cotton paper, I used 'matt medium' to transfer photographs. I then added chalk pastel into the sunset for a soft form of light. I melted crayon onto the dripping tips of the trees and flowers to show painful tears. In the writing it describes how a smile could in no way reflect my inner monolog. The division of the night sky with the warm sunset metaphorically display the difference between what everyone else sees on a daily basis. Roots that are hardly planted show the shaky foundation of which sanity can be found in. 

3-D

Pumpkin Head

I used white clay to sculpt this piece. I fired it many times using the kiln. 

I glazed it with glass based glaze then added glass into the bottom of the pumpkin. I then fired it one last time and cemented the glass into its final position. 

movement

Imperfections

Facial Hair

                                     

                                                                              

special thanks to my beautiful model

Left Shoulder Blade

Passion

Fingers

Skinny Hands

Old Hands

Skin in Film

social issue: anorexia.

Anoressica 

Anoressica proves youth are taught to believe their bodies are imperfect. Tension and desire flow through the composition to prove its point: society forces us to judge ourselves. We critique ourselves intensely noting every diminutive flaw. The soft skin of the androgynous form represents innocents of the youth trying to make it through humanity’s inhuman evaluations of the human form. 

all images taken using a 35mm film camera

Mandala:

Using ink pens, I created this with patterns that do not repeat. Every square is different and unique. 

Typography:

Pattern

Positive - Negative

Using nothing but word I created images to display the themes above.