SCULPTURES
In Earnest, 2022
H: 15" W: 12" D: 9"
Clay, plaster
My first sculpture ever was created at Huntington Fine Arts. It is fascinating to think that this bust started as a ball of clay that I then self casted using plaster. Through constant physical contact when molding and scoring, I developed an intimate relationship with my subject, Ernest Hemingway.
Inspired by Yousuf Karsh's photoshoot, I hoped to capture Hemingway's intense facial features. Just as Hemingway's simple words challenge the reader to uncover their deeper meanings, I chose to have him stare straight ahead, beckoning the viewer to discover their profound thoughts.
State of mind, 2022
H: 43" W: 32" D: 22"
Cardboard, Banana Paper, led lights
This cardboard sculpture was the final project for my Design Foundations class at RISD. Growing up, I visited my grandparents almost every weekend. They recently relocated, so I constructed my grandfather's favorite chair to represent their journey and my support.
The front and the rear bottoms of the chair have silhouettes of New York and South Carolina. The front has two South Carolina silhouettes representing the future, and the rear has two of New York, which serves as their past.The material covering the states symbolizes the muted, distant lens through which I will now see them. Green lights illuminate the two states inside the chair, reminiscent of my grandmother's lamp.
My first-time working with cardboard and 3D composition, this project challenged me to utilize new materials and to learn how to take accurate measurements. It required many sketches and extensive math equations to ensure precise proportions to create the chair to scale.
CHANNEL IN, 2023
1980s television, PVC mannequin head, red cellophane wrap, spray paint, European crystals, flexible mirror, Posca paint markers, metallic adhesives, LED lights, dummy phones, and black duct tape
Black and White Nike Dunk Retro, 2023
L: 11” W: 3” H:4”
Tape, Cardboard, Paint
The assignment for my 3D class at Stamps was to recreate one of your own pairs of shoes using primarily tape for the overall structure.
Incandescent, 2023
L: 37” W: 25” H: 24”
Reed, Staples, Mylar Drafting Film, Fairy Lights, Printer Paper
A project from my 3D class at Stamps prompted the creation of Incandescent. The aim of the project was to create a wearable sculpture that explores the redesigning of a chosen object's physical representation and functionality. With that in mind, I decided to explore lamps.
Inspired by the structural composition of a lamp, I investigated how to represent the skeletal essence of a lamp in the absence of the lampshade. I manipulated the reed to emulate the skeletal structure by creating curvature-like moments that house electricity. The implementation of a luminescent element abstractly demonstrates the mere functionality of light. Utilizing the mylar drafting film gave the fairy lights a stronger glow. Adding another light source in addition to the fairy lights enables the sculpture to visually produce varying physical forms as the light interacts with the reed and my body. The sculpture engulfs my body as I take on the role of a supportive base, allowing my existence to converse with my creation.
Rebooted, 2023
L: 8½” W: 3” H: 1”
Beeswax, metallic powder, Old Apple Computer
Rebooted, a relief sculpture, explores the dichotomy between antiquated and modern technology. My vision was to push the oxymoronic idea of implanting the modern internals of a computer into an older model.
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My piece is fixing and improving the obsolete computer with the interior of a newer model. To communicate just that, I took inspiration from the most current Apple Macbook on the market and embedded the internals in the hollow backing of its older counterpart. However, looking closely at the structural build of this portable and tactile piece of technology, the foundations of previous and outdated models are necessary in order to evolve and produce new and advanced designs. Instead of "old" versions of technology, its merely repeated revisions--–a product that becomes updated rather than abandoned. My piece revives the old and remodels the phrase "out with the old in with the new."
House of Honey, 2023
L: 12” w: ¼ h: 24¼”
Wood, Acrylic paint, Epson Luster Photo paper, Procreate, Black construction paper
