The McNay Art Museum graciously came to my studio to interview me about my work, myself, and my trans identity. I was a nervous mess…
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Copious Consumption
My graduating senior work. This was developed in response to the North Carolina Bathroom Bill. A lawmaker stated that (and I’m paraphrasing), “Trans women are…
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Self-Portrait as Alice
As a trans woman in a conservative family, I relate my predicament to the one Alice found herself in. When I got on hormones, I…
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Want To Be, Need To Be
This was my largest painting to date. A 12′ triptych involving 90 hours of work over the course of a summer. As a trans woman…
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Inevitable Reality
Two paintings, sewn together with upholstery thread, as one. As a trans person, there are many gender-confirming surgeries I wish for myself. I want breast…
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Needful Things
I worked with a palette knife for the first time when creating this painting An overturned pill bottle (facing the viewer) has spilled it’s contents…
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Childish Things
I love cute things, cartoons, books, and whimsy. They’re such wonderful escapist means from the everyday. But reflection in lieu of recent interactions with the…
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Creature of Prey
Inspired by an encounter in rural Texas. I had stopped at a gas station to fuel up about 60 miles outside of Corpus Christi. Suddenly…
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Diary of a Trans Woman – No. 12
These past four paintings have had very lose and very simple strokes, but I really enjoy the end result. Each of these past several paintings…
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Diary of a Trans Woman – No. 9
A bit more confidence can be seen here. At this point, I’ve been making these off-and on for a few weeks. I need to take…
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