I am fascinated by the transformative act of becoming: the metamorphosis of the past self that is no longer, the current self that is, and the future self that will be. My intrigue led me to explore how impermanence, choice, and agency shape our ideas about identity and belonging.

Working with vintage and contemporary images, found materials, and my own personal photographs, I construct figurative collages, primarily centering Black women and girls, to reflect the formation of the lives we design and the inner worlds we create. I also craft neighborhood scenes of my beloved Harlem, where I live and have ancestral roots, bridging historic and present-day moments to capture change and continuity across time.

The anonymity found in much of my art is deliberate. It's an invitation, a form of space-making, offering Black women the room to insert themselves into the work. The absence of specific features becomes a presence that can hold multiple stories and reflections.

The ways in which I layer and combine time periods and materials in my collages reflect how many of us actually live: carrying various histories, influences, and possibilities all at once. Creating hand-cut collages gives me the opportunity to question and challenge narratives about conventional ways of thinking and living, while imagining more expansive ways of being.

Artists and writers Mickalene Thomas, Lorna Simpson, Carrie Mae Weems, Lucille Clifton, Claudia Rankine, and Toni Morrison are influential on my work. Their explorations of identity, history, memory, and autonomy resonate with my own artistic journey.