To me, fashion is a language that communicates what it means to be human. It extends far beyond the superficial and even the functional — it is a responsive art form that reflects and drives social reform. It is an economic force that connects peoples and cultures all over the globe. It is a pioneer of technological innovations in the digital age. It is the most powerful form of self-expression, both a form of armor and non-verbal communicator of identity.
2020.
From the Streets to the Runway: How Hip-Hop Refashioned Pop Culture, Cliché Magazine
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Near the end of my call with Lady Gaga, she turned the interview on me, asking about my own health in my current stage of life.
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Our interview about the origins and influences behind her seventh studio album Mayhem, which was released on March 7th, had evolved into a two-way conversation about our personal mayhem informing our relationship with the subject matter. Though her subversive devotion to self-expression (manifested in a catalog of social and political statements throughout her career) and representation of the misunderstood misfits of the world have shaped my coming-of-age, it was always this quieter — albeit equally powerful — force beneath Lady Gaga’s shapeshifting spectacle that had spoken to me most deeply over the years.
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2020
"Social Distance​"
Digital
2025
"Disease"
Watercolor & marker
2019
"f-a-c-u- 1 t-i-e-s"
2019 Kuhlman Fiber Arts & Wearable Arts Scholarship