My Cardboard Dolls
These dolls/puppets were created for stop motion films (see below), and came to be after a 4D Design assignment in which we had to create a stop motion video without claymation, Lego, simple objects, or food blog recipes. They're made solely with wire, cardboard, and hot glue, and the clothes are hand-sewn from loose scraps of fabric.
Cardboard Doll #1 (left) is a humble female protagonist for my stop motion scene Knife Fight. In the scene, she is blindly approached by a detective in a dark confined room, and although defenseless against him, shows that she can put up a fight.
Cardboard Doll #2 is a representation of myself, created for another stop motion film that is currently under the name Ragdoll Dream. This work-in-progress short film will recreate the most viscerally unnerving dream I've ever had, in which I felt alive, excited, and also completely lost all at once.
Chase the Case - Solo Installation
Every year at RIT, there is a contest called Chase the Case. Students can submit a proposal to create an installation across three of the most prominent display cases in the College of Art & Design. The winner has their exhibit on display for the entire spring semester and wins $500. I was the fortunate winner for Spring 2025, and you can see my installation and proposal for Cardboard Sculptures and the Human Form below!
Artist Statement for this installation:
What if some limitations you face as an artist–lack of expensive materials, environmental concerns, and endless hours poured into your craft–weren't obstacles, but sources of inspiration? Cardboard Sculptures and the Human Form is an installation that aims to inspire and promote new waves of thought about the ideas of accessibility, sustainability, and time commitment in the fields of arts and crafts. This immersive installation proves that creativity thrives in constraint, offering a fresh perspective on what it means to create with what's available.
STOP MOTION
"Knife Fight" 2024 Stop Motion. Canon 6D, Dragonframe, Premiere Pro
"Ragdoll Dream" - work in progress
THE CHARRETTE
The Charrette is an event for first year art students to create a wearable artwork in one week based on a theme. My year's (2022) theme was Memory & Forgetting. I was among the selected (among 300 participants) to be on display in the gallery, and I also won a judge's award!
Artist Statement for "The Death of My Childhood":
Every childhood memory you've forgotten, and every memory you alter every time you reflect on or retell it, has tainted your perception of your childhood self. The truest form of your past self is gone and you can never have her back; in fact, you killed her. With every moment you try to remember that person, you're only losing her more. While the broad idea here is that we can't return to our childhood, but it's more-so about the fact that we don't even know who our childhood selves were.