“Who Did We Think We Were?” Depicts my personal family mythology and the way these stories we tell ourselves can lead to us cracking under pressure. In progress. Based off of “Imam ‘Ali and Sons with a Lion” by iranian court artist Isma’il Jalayir. Charcoal, chalk, and colored pencil; 18” x 24”.“The Baptism”, in progress piece depicting my brother’s baptism and induction into Greek orthodoxy while also itself being meant to resemble Persian miniatures. In progress. Gouache; 7” x 9”.“The Baptism” detail shot. Head is approximately the size of my thumbnail.“My Grandmas”. Depicts my two grandmothers taking an improbably fated photo together at a wedding circa 1968. My father was one year old, my mother wouldn’t be born for another seven years. In progress. Oil pastel on Stonehenge paper; size unknown. Progress shot.Progress/detail shot.
“Rollerdancer”, a piece where I adapt my mother’s Instagram rollerskate dances into a single frame, both meant simulate a sense of movement and evoke images of multi limbed deities. In progress. Gouache on aluminum backed board; 11” x 17”.
“Rollerdancer” stencils.