To be thoroughly heard, seen, and known by another and still be loved is meaningful. The comfort of home is central to my experience of gender non-conformity and queerness. These spaces are the only ones where I can be my complete authentic self with radical understanding and acceptance, a feeling illuminated in my work.
Moments of domesticity are illustrated at an intimate size to draw the viewer closer, immersing them in the spaces I’ve created,  using a bright color palette and graphic style. I work in acrylic paint layered with colored pencils onto paper folded to create three-dimensional paintings reminiscent of children’s pop-up books. This method ties to my ideas of constructing a space where one can be authentic, like in the home.  Color, often tied to the LGBTQ+ community through the conception of color as the other, as the feminine, as the queer,  is embraced in my acrylic paintings: vivid and warm schemes of pinks, purples, and oranges. Pinks and lavenders particularly are historic markers of queer existence, reclaimed as representing queer resistance and power.  Cats are frequently present in my work; representative of my concepts. I grew up with cats so they are intertwined with my understanding of domestic space, family, love, and comfort. 

Telling trans queer narratives surrounding the private sphere is essential in offering levity and optimism to folks surrounding these topics, as the existence of gay people has unfortunately been relegated away from the eyes of the public. While my work is self-referential and tells my own experiences, my work shows my experience with these themes.