Abundance is a monumental, hand-woven purse made using thin strips of reclaimed fashion magazines donated from Buffalo public libraries and hair salons. Abundant with visual and olfactory motifs, Abundance weaves a fragrant story that celebrates women’s historical and current resistance against oppressive patriarchal ideologies.
Toxicity is a portrait series that examines the effects of oppressive patriarchal institutions on women.
Pink Power is a self-portrait series inspired by the resistance of women and queer communities against patriarchal oppression.
Of Good and Evil is a collage series made using fashion magazine advertisements. The series examines how patriarchal institutions, including Catholicism and capitalism, portray and oppress women.
LULU is a portrait that honors my friend and her self-empowerment, agency, and independence as a woman.