Laguna College of Art + Design

Holding Still and Letting Go captures powerful personal emotions and intimate experiences and transforms them symbolically as universal expressions for the human condition. The themes in this collection are based on two profound periods—during…

For me, the word “artist” is interchangeable with the word “seeker.” I see myself as having been on this path for a lifetime, and what keeps me moving forward—adding skills, learning theory, studying history, observing …

This thesis work examines themes of family and marriage. In particular it explores domesticity with its associated anxiety, and the attempt to escape from such. For me this anxiety stems from the uncertainty that originates with the possibility of f…

Half an Optimist, Half a Pessimist explores the idea of life as a resource of both positive and negative moods. As an artist, I use oil painting to tell stories about how I face life. In half of my paintings, I was an optimist. I created an ideal wo…

Silicone dolls can serve different purposes in people's lives. They can take on different identities, as a daughter, a sister, a best friend, or as most people expect, a lover. Silicone dolls, although not alive, have emerged as a source of solace f…