36” x 36”
Acrylic, Fabric, Beads, Glitter, Cord, Chain, Deconstructed Mop Head, Beans,
Lentils, Burlap, Sugar, Rice on Streched Canvas
2026
This mixed‑media work channels the raw, consuming force of wrath through a dense, sculptural composition built from acrylic, fabric, beads, glitter, cord, chain, a deconstructed mop head, beans, lentils, burlap, sugar, and rice on stretched canvas. The piece erupts outward from a dark, textured core, its folds, tangles, and radiating forms evoking both an open wound and an uncontainable surge of emotion. Rope and chain wind through the composition like restraints, invoking the historical and ongoing realities of bondage, illustrating the ways anger can be inherited, imposed, or carried in the body across generations.
The inclusion of non‑perishable food items such as rice, lentils, beans, and sugar introduces another layer of tension: the quiet but pervasive crisis of food insecurity in the United States. These everyday staples, often taken for granted, become symbols of scarcity, survival, and the emotional weight of unmet needs. Their presence underscores how wrath can grow from deprivation and from the frustration of living within systems that fail to nourish, protect, or sustain.
In its tactile density and refusal to resolve neatly, Wrath: Pound of Flesh becomes a meditation on the emotional debts we hold, the burdens we inherit, and the visceral truth that some feelings insist on taking up space. The collision of domestic, organic, and industrial materials mirrors the collision of personal and collective histories, inviting viewers to confront the heaviness of anger not as an abstraction but as something embodied, knotted, and deeply human.
36” x 36”
Acrylic, Fabric, Beads, Glitter, Cord, Chain, Deconstructed Mop Head, Beans,
Lentils, Burlap, Sugar, Rice on Streched Canvas
2026
This mixed‑media work channels the raw, consuming force of wrath through a dense, sculptural composition built from acrylic, fabric, beads, glitter, cord, chain, a deconstructed mop head, beans, lentils, burlap, sugar, and rice on stretched canvas. The piece erupts outward from a dark, textured core, its folds, tangles, and radiating forms evoking both an open wound and an uncontainable surge of emotion. Rope and chain wind through the composition like restraints, invoking the historical and ongoing realities of bondage, illustrating the ways anger can be inherited, imposed, or carried in the body across generations.
The inclusion of non‑perishable food items such as rice, lentils, beans, and sugar introduces another layer of tension: the quiet but pervasive crisis of food insecurity in the United States. These everyday staples, often taken for granted, become symbols of scarcity, survival, and the emotional weight of unmet needs. Their presence underscores how wrath can grow from deprivation and from the frustration of living within systems that fail to nourish, protect, or sustain.
In its tactile density and refusal to resolve neatly, Wrath: Pound of Flesh becomes a meditation on the emotional debts we hold, the burdens we inherit, and the visceral truth that some feelings insist on taking up space. The collision of domestic, organic, and industrial materials mirrors the collision of personal and collective histories, inviting viewers to confront the heaviness of anger not as an abstraction but as something embodied, knotted, and deeply human.
