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ARTIST STATEMENT

MY WORK EXPLORES COMPLEX REALITIES OF BLACK IDENTITY WITHIN A SOCIETY SHAPED BY WHITE CULTURAL DOMINANCE.

THROUGH GARMENTS MADE FROM UPHOLSTERY FABRIC, TAPESTRY, AND CANVAS, I REFLECT ON HOW NOSTALGIA AND RESISTANCE CAN COEXIST IN FORM AND MATERIAL. INSPIRED BY THE VISUAL AND TACTILE MEMORIES, TAPESTRY BLANKETS, TEXTURES, PATTERNS, FAMILY HEIRLOOM TEXTILES AND MEANINGS THROUGH WEARABLE FORMS. THE SILHOUETTES—PARTICULARLY MY SIGNATURE 3381 CUT—OFFER A STRUCTURAL BASE TO EXPLORE CONTRASTS IN COLOR, WEIGHT, AND FINISH. I INTENTIONALLY USE BOTH MATURE AND VIBRANT COLOR PALETTES, PLAYING WITH VISUAL TENSION BETWEEN DARK, MUTED TONES AND BRIGHT, PLAYFUL HUES.