Portfolio Type: 2024

Artist Statement Smog Child Clay/Ceramics Our kids will know a different Earth.  

Artist Statement Tiempo Acrylic on canvas The earth is slowly being destroyed. Our plants are dying; our atmosphere is dying, our ecosystem is dying. The time to fix the mistakes previously made is slipping, providing less and less of it as we continue our deadly and toxic ways. The clock was the main focus of this piece originally, but as I kept adding things, I found that I enjoyed the hidden details in the background and little parts of it. I wanted to show the hope that we should all have in the upper left corner. The hope is that…

Artist Statement Beneath The Surface Acrylic on canvas board We as humans underestimate the damage that we are capable of inflicting on the Earth, especially our ocean. The ocean is so important to me in many ways. 80 percent of life on Earth is found in the ocean. Even in one of the deepest parts of the ocean, scientists found trash at a depth of 10,975 meters inside the Mariana Trench. We need to work harder to protect our beautiful ocean and marine life.  

Artist Statement Ecological Travel Transportation is a big contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and we can look for more environmentally friendly alternatives. I drew a man on his way to work, who understands that his solution is better than the traditional cars, but the people find him strange and treat him like a clown. It’s funny to realize that the “less evolved” form of transportation is better in some aspects than the one developed for the last 100 years. Maybe one day we will see the people of tomorrow doing their daily chores on wild animals like before cars were…

Artist Statement An iIl Mother As pollution is one of the world's biggest evolving problems, it's time more people took notice of how it has affected our world and how it has destroyed nature. In this piece specifically, Mother Nature. The piece's purpose is to take a figurative approach to how pollution has made mother nature sick and weak, unable to fight the amounts flowing in. I hope for this piece to evoke an emotional connection to the Earth and nature and how we've left it to wither and die.  

Artist Statement Cleansed by our mother Acrylic on plywood My work conveys our ultimate mother of humanity, the earth and nature, cleansing us, her children, of the grime and dirt we have brought unto ourselves with our carelessness and disregard for her blessings. Both figures are depicted with grime, dirt, and soot covering them, representing how we have dirtied ourselves and our earth via the sources of pollution. Yet our mother still nurtures us and is working to keep us clean via her sinks. She uses her kind and gentle hand to wipe away our wrongdoings and cares for us…

Artist Statement World’s Last Elephant

Artist Statement Doom Visions of the future: What will happen to our world as the human race continues to live on? Will our small towns have to be turned into an overpacked metropolis? Pictured here is my idea of a possible future city. I imagine a dystopian city, with touches of our current world.

Artist Statement Trash Ocean I often see how many things get thrown away, and I wanted to repurpose them into something beautiful, yet meaningful. The painting I made is a vision of our future, but also our reality. The level of trash filling our oceans is astronomical—something I believe could be seen from space one day if nothing is changed. The piece uses a mix of old magazine cut outs and items often found in our oceans to create the water for my globe.

Artist Statement How Much More? When I think about climate change, my first thoughts are about time. How much longer habitats can withstand current conditions, or how much longer we as humankind can continue to neglect them before any big changes are made in our daily lives, is dependent on our perspective. The hourglass shape that contains the image represents how time is always slipping away from us and how we may not have much left. It also represents a never-ending, repetitive cycle of destruction. Used as a timer, the hourglass is flipped over, and the contents flow from one…