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Senior Thesis Reception for Depth Perception at Bethel University, Saint Paul, MN

Thursday, May 21 from 5-7 pm

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I grew up in the Tropics 🌺
Now based in the Twin Cities

Some snippets from my artist statement: My choic

Some snippets from my artist statement:

My choice of working with fiber material aims to soften, balance, and bring in an element of comfort to complex bodily experiences like overstimulation and disassociation. Rooted in my series of work, Everything and Nothing, is the quiet and caring act of slow stitching and rearrangement, a process-based approach that counteracts and represents scenes of sensory and mental overload.

Coming from a place of personal experience, Everything and Nothing was inspired by the question, “What is it like to feel everything and nothing at the same time?” With the title, I want to acknowledge the weightiness of “being a body,” and to approach the topic of what it means to be human in our Western culture.

❤️ Simply put, my work is about slowing down and having sensory experiences that are positive rather than overwhelming, like going outside in nature to observe the wind move the leaves or the ripples in the water. I hope my work inspires others to adopt restorative practice in their daily life, because it is so needed in our world!

So thankful for everyone who was able to come out

So thankful for everyone who was able to come out tonight to my senior thesis exhibition reception. I felt so loved and supported. I am also incredibly proud of these phenomenal women that I got to present alongside! Can’t wait to see what comes next for everyone!

Critique for Guided Practice Photo done ✅ Also tha

Critique for Guided Practice Photo done ✅ Also thank you @katherinemay_ for inspiring me in my photographic project about seasonal changes and rhythms through your book “Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times.” It changed my perspective of waiting and in-between times, and we can learn a lot from it!

Come see the piece that took me FOREVER to make ne

Come see the piece that took me FOREVER to make next weekend!! 🙌

See you there! I am so excited to be a part of “De

See you there! I am so excited to be a part of “Depth Perception,” and to show my senior thesis work. Mark your calendars, I’d love to see you there! My series “Everything and Nothing,” will be on display in the Johnson Gallery until late May. Come to the reception on May 21st at 5 pm to hear more about our work!

Painting at the foot of my bed because I don’t hav

Painting at the foot of my bed because I don’t have a studio. There’s definitely worse problems to have and I’m just grateful for the opportunity to create. Also, look at the texture of this dried out crap paint (got it 4 years ago)

Painted on one of the rare sunny days in Minnesota

Painted on one of the rare sunny days in Minnesota a couple weeks ago. Intuitive Painting
Title: Echinacea in Paisley
Watercolor

I am working towards creating a daily art practice

I am working towards creating a daily art practice! I am not quite there yet, but my recent experimentations in watercolor are showing me the more I "do," the more good works show up. That also means that over half of them have failed, but that is just the process!

Untitled
Watercolor collage
-salt texture details
-metallic gold watercolor

Recent watercolor that I’m loving! Thanks to every

Recent watercolor that I’m loving! Thanks to everyone who stopped by at my little market today!

My favorite word currently - pretty much sums up e

My favorite word currently - pretty much sums up every feeling. Really close to graduation, but also really swamped! Swamped with the news, swamped with tiredness, swamped with milestones to reach. This at least, made me smile. I hope it makes you too! Hang in there friends ❤️

A poem I wrote a few months ago: "Right Time, Righ

A poem I wrote a few months ago:
"Right Time, Right Place"
I grew my hair long;
I'm starting to settle here.
It feels surreal
To be taken seriously,
To be loved in a way that only
Creators and makers desire;
You understand my language.

I don't need a whole audience
Or lots of money.
I want you to see what I'm thinking
And to take a piece of it with you.

It felt like such an accomplishment to be able to

It felt like such an accomplishment to be able to share a piece of myself with the public today at the reception (Bethel University, MN). A year ago, I wouldn’t have considered sharing this vulnerable journal-style book. It is SO meaningful to me to allow others to resonate with my work in a way that is greater than my experiences. Super proud of all the artists in this show! This was my last (and 3rd) Raspberry Monday, but perhaps my favorite! I’m thankful to my profs and the faculty for their unending encouragement, support, and wisdom.

A little background to this piece: this book is a part of a series, “She Carries Me,” that I created last year in Guided Practice Painting. It came in a time where I was grappling with my identity, missing home and family thousands of miles away, dealing with multiple medication changes, weight gain, and recovering from burnout from the previous semester. I primarily used the color blue because that was the only color that accurately described the state of life I was in. I have an interest in documenting “real life,” even if that means sitting in uncomfortable and negative spaces. I hope my work can validate others’ experiences and connect to my audience in ways that help us to not feel alone during uncertainty and change.

My work is now on display at @bethelgalleries ! Ch

My work is now on display at @bethelgalleries ! Check it out if you are here in person. My handmade book is a deeply personal contemplation and self-portraiture exploring identity and change through imagery of the body

Title: Handle Gingerly

Spring break shenanigans = painting nature inspire

Spring break shenanigans = painting nature inspired paisleys! The flash picks up the metallic watercolor nicely. I am preparing for a small market in April and hope to sell some prints, so I started doing more painting this weekend.
15x11” watercolor on paper

Recently finished hand crochet piece! Cut up thrif

Recently finished hand crochet piece! Cut up thrifted bedsheets into strips and allowed the ties and tags to be exposed to keep the materiality.
“Tide”
Crocheted bedsheet
52 X 31”

This is a recent acrylic! It was my first time try

This is a recent acrylic! It was my first time trying underpainting (you can see some of the orange), and I love the outcome. Really enjoyed the smooth texture of the paint. 27 x 18”

"Paradise," acrylic on canvas, 20"x16"

"Paradise," acrylic on canvas, 20"x16"

This piece keeps taking on new forms. I think it i

This piece keeps taking on new forms. I think it is finished? I added a little bit of cornstarch to some gesso and some coffee grounds to add texture. I believe it is really important in such busy times as these to keep creating art for ourselves. Anyway, here is “Uprooted”

19x27"

In the light of transparency, I wanted to show my

In the light of transparency, I wanted to show my submission for a postcard contest for the Raspberry Monday Exhibition that was rejected. I always appreciate artists that do this online. There were lots of beautiful submissions this year, and I’m glad I could take the time to unwind and have fun with this. My design was inspired by the time I went raspberry picking with my dad. I used about 13-14 different mediums to create this, and wanted to make something very tactile. I spent 2 weeks working on this and had to relearn some photoshop in the last hours of submitting, which was stressful. Thanks to my partner for all his wonderful support in this and helping me decide composition of certain elements, holding the art while I could photograph, and for his tech skills! Love that guy!
Materials: watercolor paper, watercolor, acrylic, acrylic paint skin, glass bead medium, yarn, embroidery floss, magazine clippings, graphite pencil, colored pencil, oil pastel, fabric, nail polish, marker, pen, and photoshop to extend the watercolor paper to make it the right size.

A painting series made of handmade flower paints t

A painting series made of handmade flower paints that I did as a senior in high school, and now I’m looking back as a Senior in college 🥹 I have been looking back on old artwork, photos, and memories.

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