Limerence for the self, 2024
Pyrographed plywood, wood dye, hemp oil, clay, glaze, spray paint, aluminum
Moments that are lost and can only be reflected on, 2024
Pyrographed and charred pine wood, milk paint, color pencils, resin
No room for pain or pride, 2024
Pyrographed, dye, and colored pencil
20” x 24”
You Grief So Good, Don’t Tranquillize Yourself, 2023
Pyrographed Plywood, color pencil, dye
18” x 20” x 2”
The Collapse of a Spirit in a Body Already Broken, 2023
Pyrographed plywood, homemade wood stain, 3D printed chain, brass hooks, and glass
Six Feet Underground, but Six Feet might not be enough, 2023
Pyrographed salvaged wood, porcelain, resin
16” x 12”
By burying and unearthing the sculpture repeatedly over the last year, I metaphorically mirror the introspective work I undertake on myself.
The choice of a clown figure in this artwork holds deep meaning. Clowns carry a rich and complex symbolism within our society, evoking positive and negative associations. They embody a captivating paradox that seamlessly intertwines joy and sorrow. The clown is a powerful representation of my own efforts to create a delicate balance between happiness and sadness.
Rest now, my sweet baby boy, 2023
Pinewood, dye, color pencil
Grieving the loss of a loved one is a never-ending process. It can feel like being on a treadmill that you cannot get off of.
Avoidance can be disguised as momentary relief from the pain, but you’ll end up with skinned knees.
“Grief is love having nowhere to go,” 2023
5 Pyrographed birch wood panels, dye, brass cup hooks, and a 3D printer chain
28” x 31”
And just like that… 2022
Pyrographed birch wood & dye
3” x 7”
Life of avoidance leads to tragedy, 2023
5 pieces of Pyrographed pinewood, dye, and 2 nails
ABC’s, 2022
29 pyrographed alphabetic boards, composed of the Spanish alphabet, depict figures integral to histories of anticolonial resistance.
Saying it out loud to see how it feels, 2022
Pyrographed pinewood & dye
14” x 14”
Puzzle #3: Anti-Drug Propaganda
Pyrographed pine wood, magnets & dye
8” x 12”
This puzzle’s image is appropriated from an anthology curated by @desertislandcomics called WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ANTI-DRUG PROPAGANDA.
Puzzle #2: Anti-Drug Propaganda
Pyrographed pine wood, magnets & dye
8” x 12”
This puzzle’s image is appropriated from an anthology curated by @desertislandcomics called WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ANTI-DRUG PROPAGANDA.
Puzzle #1: Clown
Pyrographed pine wood, magnets & dye
This puzzle is appropriated from a comic book page published in Cuba. These comics were published with the intent to entertain as well as spread Castro propaganda into the hearts and minds of children.
Through the pain, no melodrama, 2023
Pyrographed birch wood & dye
15” x 15”
Individualism is embarrassing & this is why, 2023
Pyrographed birch wood & dye
15” x 15”
Truism from my deadbeat dad, 2023
Pyrographed birch wood & dye
15” x 15”
Intrapersonal Communication, 2022
Pyrographed pine wood & dye
14” x 12”
I appropriated the image of the home from a barn quilt while driving through rural Ohio
Another Bridge Over Troubled Waters, 2022
Pyrographed birch wood & dye
11” x 8” x 1”
A Prayer but I’m Not Religious, 2022
Pyrographed pine wood & dye
12” x 14”
A return back to the self, 2022
Pyrographed birch wood and dye
16” x 24”
A Cleansing, 2022
Pyrographed birch wood and dye
11” x 8” x 1”
Screaming into the abyss, 2022
Pyrographed birch wood and dye
11” x 8” x 1”
The cycle continues forever, 2022
Pyrographed pine wood & dye
9” x 11” x 1/2”
age from an anti-drug propaganda coloring book, 2022
Pyrographed wood
15” x 20” x 2”
NAMASTE, 2022
Pyrographed pinewood & dye
16” x 24”
Page from a “Say No to Drugs” coloring book, 2022
Pyrographed pinewood, dye, and color pencil
8” x 12”
A mantra for change or a distraction before the next hit, 2022
Pyrographed basswood and dye
10”x10”
Terrorist?! No! They fight for democracy and human rights, 2021
Pyrography and wood dye
15” x 12”
A tough habit to break, 2022
Pyrographed Birch wood and dye
9” x 5”
A labyrinth that doesn’t exist anymore, but I hope one day it could, 2022
Pyrographed basswood and dye
8” x 12”
Notes from Therapy, 2022
Pyrographed birch and dye
10” x 10”
merge from a catastrophe stronger, 2022
Pyrographed pinewood and wood dye
7” x 15”
El Cuento// The story, 2021
Pyrography, wood stain, and shark teeth
21” x 27”
Terrorist?! No! They fight for democracy and human rights, 2021
Pyrography and wood dye
15” x 12”
¡REMEMBER GIRON!, 2021
Pyrography and wood stain
12” x 14”
Up in the air // En el aire
Pyrography and wood stain
12” x 14”
¡SURGE LA REVISTA OPINA! , 2021
Pyrography and wood
13” x 15”
Bad bug, yes, it dies, 2021
Pyrography and wood stain
12” x 14”