Bio
Licensed architect. One-line artist.
Creating art that heals, connects, empowers.
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I’m a multidisciplinary artist and licensed architect, and I create art that’s meant to heal, uplift, and celebrate culture. My journey with painting began in a deeply personal way: after ending an abusive relationship of eight years, I picked up a paintbrush as a way to reclaim my voice and rebuild my spirit. What started as survival became a practice of transformation. For me, art isn’t just about what we see, but about how it makes us feel in the spaces we move through every day.
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My work explores the connection between built environments and emotional well-being, turning walls, walkways, and spaces into living stories of resilience and connection. I call this “healing architecture”: art that is both beautiful to experience and restorative to the spirit. Because of my training in architecture, I understand how spaces can hold our hopes, fears, and dreams, especially in moments of transition. I think of my work as creating thresholds of transformation, where people are welcomed with messages of renewal and cultural richness.
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A lot of my inspiration comes from exploring Black Diaspora identity and ethnobotanical healing practices. I weave botanical forms together with architectural structure and ancestral wisdom by creating a visual language that honors heritage while also speaking to universal human experiences. My materials range from paint to natural elements and reclaimed objects, allowing me to work at every scale, from intimate pieces to large-scale installations. My use of fine linework, pointillism, and layered abstraction invites people to slow down and notice new details each time they look. The recurring neck and head forms in my work act as sacred vessels of memory and guardians of safe passage, guiding us through life’s transitions.
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Collaboration is also key to my practice. Working with historians, educators, and health professionals helps me ground my art in research about well-being, so that it doesn’t just look good but it feels good. My goal as a creative is always to transform everyday spaces into places of wonder, safety, and cultural celebration.
Statement
As a multidisciplinary artist rooted in architectural practice, I explore the intersection of healing and identity within the Black Diaspora through abstract figurative works. My mixed-media work blends human forms with botanical elements and architectural precision, allowing me to craft a visual language on the connection between ancestral wisdom and psychological restoration.
Central to my practice is an examination of emotional and psychological healing through an ethnobotanical lens. Drawing from both personal experience and extensive research into traditional healing practices across the African Diaspora, I investigate how environmental knowledge intertwines with mental wellness and cultural identity. My work is enriched by collaborations with health professionals and neuroscientists to offer deeper insights into the complexity of psychological healing within marginalized communities. Vibrant flora, architectural elements, and indigenous patterns within my work are symbols of resilience and cultural memory, while intricate linework bridges the gap between built environment, natural world, and human consciousness.
I predominantly focus on the neck and head in my figures because I view these parts of the body as sacred vessels of both individual and collective memory. My choice of materials, ranging from acrylics and oils to natural elements and found objects, creates layers of meaning that mirror the complexity of diasporic identity and emotional healing. Through techniques of pointillism and one-line painting, I document both personal and communal journeys toward liberation, celebrating the duality within Black experience. Each piece invites viewers to contemplate their own relationship with healing and identity, while contributing to a larger dialogue about psychological well-being within marginalized communities. By weaving together themes of nature’s wisdom, architectural space, and emotional transformation, my work advocates for a return to ancestral knowledge as a pathway to contemporary healing.
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Photo Credits: Black Shell Studio
