The Capsule

This piece explores the longing for true connection when feeling like an outsider. It questions why we often conceal parts of ourselves in an effort to fit in, even when doing so feels inauthentic. At its core, it reflects the tension between individuality and the universal need for belonging, highlighting the ways in which external influences shape our perceptions, identities, and interactions. Through this work, I invite viewers to reflect on their own experiences with self-expression, acceptance, and the ever-present push and pull between who we are and who we feel we should be.

This piece reflects the interplay of dreaming, optimism, and resilience in my creative journey. It captures the beauty of balancing aspirations with rationalism, reminding us that hope flourishes when grounded in reality. It also embraces the ever-evolving nature of creation, where change is welcomed, and growth emerges from exploration.

*(technically The Fifth Proliferation)

This painting is a reflection on the delicate yet vital nature of personal comfort — a space both invigorating and fragile. It draws from a vivid memory: a sunlit spring day, where the lilac tree beneath the window stirred an unexpected rush of hope. That bloom, that light, became more than a moment — it became a path. Through layers of colour and softness, the work captures that clarity we sometimes find when we pause, breathe, and remember where the light first touched us. A gentle nod to faith and humour lingers in the air — Amen, lol.

This painting explores the nuance of understanding — not from a place of indecision, but from a deep desire to see beyond one’s own perspective. Rather than standing on the fence, the work embodies the act of leaning in, observing, and connecting. I reflect on my ability to adapt, rooted in a quiet practice of witnessing others — tracing the threads between behaviour, intention, and cause. At its heart, this piece acknowledges the difficulty of not taking things personally, while celebrating the quiet beauty of empathy. Through this process, a sense of clarity emerges — and with it, a gentle, enduring hope in humanity.

At its core, this illustration is a celebration of friendship — a quiet tribute to the profound impact of truly connecting with others. It reflects the beauty of meeting people in the chaos of the world, and the rare, luminous moment when someone’s presence feels like light breaking through. These are the people you want to hold close, whose energy stays with you. The attempts to capture that feeling — the awe of recognition, the comfort of belonging, and the deep gratitude for finding someone extraordinary in the crowd.

This painting plays with the tension between stillness and growth — questioning whether it’s romanticizing procrastination or simply honouring the quiet power of time. Rather than rushing toward resolution, I embrace the unfolding: allowing ideas to linger, breathe, and evolve. It reflects a way of living with thoughts — letting them settle and take root — until they begin to grow in harmony with the self. In this patient space, time becomes not a thief, but a giver, delivering what’s needed when it’s ready.

This painting is about the quiet, aching desire to linger — to remain in a specific moment that feels too beautiful, too meaningful, to let go. Through a surreal, fragmented figure surrounded by blooming life and disembodied influences, the work explores memory, identity, and the longing for stillness within motion. The central figure, composed of emotional hues and sculptural forms, is caught in the act of inhaling a memory — trying to hold onto a feeling just a little longer. It’s a reflection on how we absorb the world around us, how moments shape us, and how hard it can be to move on when something truly touches us.

This one is about the Smurfette.

*Part of the nostalgic nest series.

Nostalgic nest: “Acceptable Nostalgia” (working title) is a body of work that revisits the characters, objects, and visual language of my childhood—those intensely personal elements that once defined wonder, safety, or obsession. Through this series, I reframe these symbols with a contemporary, surreal lens, reimagining them in forms that feel emotionally honest and visually mature.

This work explores what it means to grow up with attachments that don’t fully leave us, even when we outgrow their original contexts. Each piece serves as a negotiation: a way to preserve, elevate, and transform childhood memory into something “acceptable” for adult life—something we can now hang proudly on our walls without irony or embarrassment.

By weaving together nostalgia, fantasy, and the aesthetics of adulthood, the series asks: What does it mean to carry the past forward with intention? Can tenderness survive sophistication?

The Fourth proliferation, from An Allegory by B.

This one is from “An Allegory with Venus and Cupid” by Bronzino, but has been made to reflect on the desire to have everything we want. A yellow satin bow, a jewel, a leather Chanel bag, a pearl, flowers, gold, glitters… And for me keep Bronzino’s master piece in my mind.

*Part of the Proliferation series.

The Photographs – Maquette Portraits

These photographs operate as playful disruptions—humorous vignettes that borrow from the absurd, the theatrical, and the tenderly self-aware. I think of them as maquette portraits—small, constructed worlds that act as both sketches and stand-ins for something larger: the ongoing, shape-shifting experience of being an artist.

Each image functions like a curiosity cabinet, a window into a narrative that’s equal parts intimate and constructed. The figures within—amorphous, sometimes strange, sometimes sweet—occupy a space between sculpture and performance, fiction and artifact. By presenting these characters through the lens of photography—a medium still tethered to the idea of “truth”—I invite viewers to momentarily suspend disbelief, and perhaps even see themselves in these staged moments.

There is a quiet hopefulness at play here: that through these surreal reflections, something real might be felt. Something shared. A laugh, a recognition, a flicker of projection.

The Photographs – Maquette Portraits

These photographs operate as playful disruptions—humorous vignettes that borrow from the absurd, the theatrical, and the tenderly self-aware. I think of them as maquette portraits—small, constructed worlds that act as both sketches and stand-ins for something larger: the ongoing, shape-shifting experience of being an artist.

Each image functions like a curiosity cabinet, a window into a narrative that’s equal parts intimate and constructed. The figures within—amorphous, sometimes strange, sometimes sweet—occupy a space between sculpture and performance, fiction and artifact. By presenting these characters through the lens of photography—a medium still tethered to the idea of “truth”—I invite viewers to momentarily suspend disbelief, and perhaps even see themselves in these staged moments.

There is a quiet hopefulness at play here: that through these surreal reflections, something real might be felt. Something shared. A laugh, a recognition, a flicker of projection.

In this one, I am re-enacting one of the proliferation tableau.

These still life-inspired tableaux are an extension of my visual language into carefully staged moments—where memory, humour, and emotion are translated into form. Using recurring elements from my larger paintings—fleshy abstractions, ornamental flourishes, and symbolic textures—I build intimate compositions that feel at once theatrical and tender. The saturated colours and playful materials echo my ongoing desire to hold onto the emotional weight of childhood, while reshaping it into something adult, reflective, and oddly elegant. Each piece becomes a self-contained scene, like a soft performance paused in time