Growing up in Detroit, Michigan, I was an avid daydreamer, constantly building imagined worlds shaped by the city’s architecture, raw sound, hip hop, graffiti, disco, and layered cultural histories. These environments continue to influence my practice, informing a visual language rooted in memory, resilience, and transformation—what I think of as “a life that once was.”

My work centers on constructing digitally layered worlds that merge comic-inspired traits with personal and social narratives. Using experimental software and custom brush tools, I create graphic environments where expression and surreal color operate as emotional signals. These spaces are designed to slow viewers down, encouraging reflection on identity, uncertainty, and the pressures that shape inner life.

Each project begins with mapping a fictional world built from clusters of information—cultural references, social events, and lived experience. Characters emerge from this process through layered forms and sharply contrasting color palettes that reflect emotional complexity beneath external expectations. Depth and overlap are used deliberately to suggest fragmented and evolving identities, particularly within black experience over time.

My process functions as a visual puzzle, drawing from references such as Black nobility, animals, ancient sculpture, and comic book panels. By combining these sources, I aim to create imagery that is visually engaging while remaining conceptually grounded. Recurring themes of creation and destruction appear throughout the work, reflecting the belief that transformation is often difficult but necessary. Abstraction allows color to take on agency, establishing power and meaning beyond representation.