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Within Intimacy
2018
Drawing
“i crave a normalcy within love that i have not touched - to be loved and held and respected for lived experiences. i believe in the accumulation of wishing and wanting throughout generations. my body was never really my own.”
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A letter for the signs
collage and monotype, drawing
2018
A brief letter for all the signs and the significant moments I was able to experience with them.
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Orange Book
4 x 5 inches
2016
a collection of poetry on orange bristol paper, typewritten.
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A space to heal
handmade box with monotype and artist’s items
2017
a box holding family secrets and stories and bits and pieces of what I can remember. filled with letters from dad, copal, pottery from mexico, the bust book, nina simone cd, saturday night fever cassette
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agua leche pink
monotype accoridon book
2017
on the first shower i took after getting out of an abusive relationship