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How Can I Know? watercolor pencil and oil pastel on canvas. 2023. a self portrait created at a time of emotional discontent and confusion, a time when i could not seem to figure out what i needed my life to be.
Sink or Swim steel. 2024. articulated fish headpiece made from hammered steel treated with black magic patina. inspired by japanese samurai helmets. entirely riveted, so the tail flops back and forth, and even the fins and gills move.
Favorite Fish acrylic, ink, pastel, paper collage on canvas. 2022.
Favorite Fish II acrylic, watercolor, colored pencil, pastel on canvas. 2025. portrait of my (at the time) long term partner. he is a pisces, and i always admired his ability to see the grand scheme of things while still being able to go with the
World in My Eyes watercolor, oil pastel, colored pencil on canvas. 2025. this piece is a self portrait– a representation of concepts through my eyes using exclusively color to represent them. from left to right, the stripes depict the colors of: ar
Rorrim watercolor, colored pencil, acrylic, pastel on canvas. 2024. who are we? how can we ever truly know? the reflection of us in a mirror, or screen is simply a manipulation of light. who are we really?
Sansara acrylic, oil pastel, colored pencil, silkscreen on canvas. 2025. this self portrait was painted shortly after I broke up with my partner of 6 years. for the first time in a long time, i had to become completely independent. i could look onl
If I Lead ceramics. 2025. this is a self portrait vase inspired by two of my favorite artists: Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt. the text printed into the piece is the chorus of the song "If I Lead" by Kiltro, signifying how Klimt and Schiele are lead
Tantra soft-ground etching. 2024.
Joanna colored pencil and pastel on cardboard sheet. 2023. a study of my good friend joanna, drawn from life one late night.
Microcosm hard-ground etching. 2024.
Gabby oil pastel and colored pencil on canvas. 2023. a quick study of my dear friend gabby, done from life.
Great Barren Reef ceramics. 2025. a hand-built ceramics piece that comments on the pollution of our oceans and the consequent destruction of coral reefs. the urchins were thrown on the wheel, off the hump.
Down To The Waterline five layer reduction woodcut print. 2024.
Seaing is Believing screenprint and oil on canvas. 2025.
Just Keep Swimming screenprint. 2023.
Round and Round hard-ground etching. 2024.
Fishing for Thought paper, cardboard, fishing twine. inspired by baroque wigs, this is an interactive headpiece that can be manipulated by the wearer.
The Secret History screenprint, oil, digital print on canvas. 2025. this vanitas painting is inspired by Donna Tart's "The Secret History," featuring quotes from the book itself. when thinking about the themes of a vanitas, the group of entitled g
Aphrodite graphite on paper. 2022. slow contour drawing done entirely from observation.
Vova watercolor and ink on paper. 2022.
Leo woodcut print. 2024.
Courbet: After Lucero ceramics. 2025. part of a series inspired by Michael Lucero, this pot was thrown on the wheel and combines elements of my slavic heritage, futuristic motifs, and depictions of my favorite artworks: in this case featuring a de
Rubens: After Lucero ceramics. 2025. part of a series inspired by Michael Lucero, this pot was thrown on the wheel and combines elements of my slavic heritage, futuristic motifs, and depictions of my favorite artworks: in this case featuring a det
Look Up textile. 2021.
Open Up acrylic, watercolor, oil pastel on canvas. 2021. my highschool senior self portrait. the title refers to the opening up of my "third eye", which you can faintly see in the center of my forehead. it represents my growth throughout high scho
Shto? ceramics. 2025.
Azulejos Of My Childhood clay and acrylic. 2021. azulejos are the traditional ceramic tiles that can be seen all over portugal and originated in spain, inspired by local flora and fauna. this is a collection of tiles that reflects my childhood and
Bug Me acrylic on wood. 2022.
Natalie Messerschmidt ceramics and acrylic. 2020. This sculpture is a self portrait bust based on the work of the artist Franz Xaver Messerschmidt. In the Roman Republic, busts of patricians were often over-exaggerated with wrinkles to show the wis

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