Career Chat Interview

It was a pleasure to speak with librarian Shannon Crooks of the Prince George County Memorial Library System in Maryland about my journey and career as an artist. The interview is part of their Career Chat series exploring a variety of career professions to provide information and learning about a range of career paths to young students.

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Renewal Exhibit

2020 was a whirlwind, but it’s almost over and I feel beautiful things on the horizon. The group exhibition Renewal explores the fresh uplifting essence of a new beginning. Seasons change, and so do we as we embrace the open space of what is yet to emerge. A new year can be symbolic of a new start, the clear vision to begin again and imagine the world as we hope to see it, as simple of joys unfold.

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Quarantine Diaries @ The Hickory Playground

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I am delighted to have my work featured in the interdisciplinary arts project, “The Quarantine Diaries”, at the Hickory Playground.

Check out the work here!

The Hickory Playground invited artists of all disciplines from all around the world to submit work created during quarantine to be presented in a virtual collection of diary entries. The initiative aims to provide a platform for artists to present their work as we all strive to stay inspired in these uncertain and challenging times.

 

Springtime is Happening

Reluctantly, I left my apartment in the lovely Nolita neighborhood of Manhattan mid-March to seek shelter in my hometown of Greenville, SC. I was filled with anxiety amidst the turn of events in this global pandemic. My normal tendency is to fight through anything, never give up no matter what, but the feeling I had the day the city started to shut down was unlike anything I’ve experienced before. I never imagined that the city that never sleeps would go dark.

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