Artist Statement

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All of my work is rooted in storytelling, curiosity, healing, exploration and the reclamation of identity. As a Caribbean-American woman navigating the cultural layers of migration, memory, and mental health, I create art that is both deeply personal and universally reflective.

Through photography, mixed media, and installation, I explore what it means to hold grief, joy, and beauty all at once. I weave together culturally iconic items like African fabrics, an amalgamation of ancestral proverbs, found objects, and recycled materials to build visual narratives that challenge environmental destruction, economic injustice, and aesthetic exclusion-especially for Black women and girls.

Much of my recent work centers around Tsunami, a fine art series launched in 2021 in response to the lingering effects of the global pandemic. It is an emotional archive of 36 water themed dreamscapes that use pointillism, shredded credit card mailers, house paint and discarded textures to speak to the chaos, isolation, and transformation that came in waves. The use of "predatory lending shreds" becomes both protest and poetry; an act of alchemy that turns waste into something sacred.

Having worked as a Photographer since 2004, my camera remains a grounding tool but I have always blended with painting and now braiding, and installation to create the largest works I have made to date. Walking the line between the lens and the brush, seeking balance and honesty in every piece, my practice has become more tactile and multidisciplinary each passing year, without bounds.

Ultimately, I create work as a form of resistance, remembrance, and restoration. My hope is that every piece becomes a space of connection - for viewers to recognize something of themselves, to feel seen, and to feel whole.