Artist Statement

Artist, Educator, Community and Cultural Practitioner

My work is inspired by creating community and reflects the many connections between people, history and environment. As a mixed media and multidimensional artist, I make experiential works that engage, enlighten and educate. My practice involves building layers of new and old experiences to form new narratives. 

I use installations, photography, sculpture, drawing, painting, sound and performance as vessels for conveying and balancing the ideas of transformation, generation and honor. My aesthetic is inspired by my Indigenous Yamassee Yat’siminoli and African-American cultural heritage, and I incorporate traditional craft customs, storytelling, history, and ancient connections to earth and water into my work. 

Through my work I strive to build community and create transformative spaces where diverse groups of people can become engaged and inspired through art and conversation.