GATHER ALONG THESE LINES

2025

2” x 3” (Series of 100)

Acrylic, watercolor, ink, pencil, and salt on found paper, mounted on 48” x 30” panel

Gather Along These Lines is a constellation of 100 miniature paintings created in a single summer through a practice of intuitive making. Together, they form a nonlinear archive of belonging—water, sky, land, plants, and the rhythms of daily life. Embracing multiplicity and intuition over mastery or certainty, these works invite you to witness meaning as something lived—appearing in fragments, connections, and the rhythms of being-with.

A Crossing Place

I work where reason falters—
among intuitions, repetitions, and small certainties.

My materials are salt, light, memory, and pattern.
The surface becomes a constellation of connections.

My art is influenced by
the many ways of knowing—
by halophytes and teachers,
by children, rivers,
and by those who rise from the margins:
the ones holding ground for sovereignty,
shaping worlds through resistance and care,
finding one another
and tending collectively toward freedom.

English is the language I use.
Image is the language I trust.

I respect all ways of knowing—
spoken, signed, seen, sensed.

The line is a boundary and an invitation,
the gesture both question and answer.

A crossing place,
open to all who listen.

ETERNAL SUMMER

2025

24” x 18”

oil on canvas

DOES THIS MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

2025

Acrylic, watercolor, indigo dye, pencil, canvas, muslin, and paper on panel

30"x30"

In the Permanent Collection of San Diego State University.

DOES THIS MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU? is a mixed-media collage that confronts the viewer with the chaotic dissonance often felt by neurodivergent individuals navigating a world that prioritizes verbal communication and conventional modes of knowledge. Using acrylic, watercolor, indigo dye, pencil, canvas, muslin, and paper on panel, the piece visually expresses the fragmentation and confusion imposed by norms around speaking and traditional forms of interaction. Inspired by Franz Fanon’s critique of masking and his belief in the inherent violence of decolonization, the work challenges the pressure on neurodivergent people to hide their true selves to fit in, urging resistance and self-empowerment. Through its bold and confrontational design, DOES THIS MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU? prompts viewers to reflect on their complicity in systems that marginalize and silence neurodivergence. The question it asks is intentionally ambiguous, leaving space for interpretation—both as a challenge and a curiosity—inviting viewers to consider how visual knowledge resonates with them and whether they truly connect with it.

Untitled 1 + 2 (Train)

2025

9"x12", Acrylic and watercolor on panel

Untitled 1 and Untitled 2 capture quiet, shared moments between two children on a journey, both physically and emotionally, as they ride a train. The paintings evoke a sense of anticipation, reflecting the hope of reaching a destination where belonging and understanding are not dependent on verbal communication, but are formed through shared presence. Painted in watercolor, the pieces emphasize vulnerability, with light and color symbolizing the potential for connection and hope.

Originally conceived as a guerrilla public intervention, these works were displayed in bathrooms—spaces where verbal communication is absent—allowing for an experience free from the influence of socially dominant knowledge norms. Photographs of these paintings, installed in public bathrooms around the SDSU campus, are included to highlight this installation approach. This method fosters an intimate, non-verbal encounter, drawing attention to the emotional and sensory depth of the works in spaces often overlooked or marginalized.

Inspired by the work of postcolonial theorist Gayatri Spivak, these pieces use the metaphor of travel to explore the tension between isolation and connection. Spivak’s concept of the "subaltern" invites us to reflect on whose voices are heard and whose are silenced in spaces dominated by verbal norms. Untitled 1 and Untitled 2 encourage viewers to consider the importance of non-verbal forms of knowledge—sensory (including visual and kinesthetic), intuitive, innate, and communal—as pathways to connection and belonging.

On the Margins

2023

Watercolor, acrylic, gouache, pencil, pen, and ink on found paper

8 x 6 inches (12 pieces)

What is life like on the margins?

This mixed media series explores the unique gifts and challenges of life on the margins for the plants and people who live there. Halophytes (salt-tolerant plants) and autistic people both live on the margins and face constant bombardment from toxic stimuli, yet find unique strategies to regulate and survive. While these outsiders are sensitive and at risk, they are also critically important to future life on earth. Who else is absorbed by the unknown and can help us navigate it?

Rise

2022

Mixed media on found paper

10.5 x 8.5 inches (7 pieces)

Eclipsed

2018

Watercolor, acrylic, pencil, pen, and ink on found paper

8.5 x 5.5 inches (8 pieces)

An autobiographical series exploring the themes of identity and relationship in early motherhood. Created with mixed media, this celestial landscape is full of discovery, fear, hope, loss, and celebration.