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Silence

This artwork is an editorial comic about the actions the government is taking against artworks and exhibits in the Smithsonian museums, specifically the removal of exhibits and artworks made by minorities and people who have faced oppression.

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Your Light

Everyone has their own unique light when they're in the dark and when they find that light, it makes the world just a bit brighter.

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Forbidden Fruit

With Forbidden Fruit, I wanted to explore the teleological narrative behind desire: want is rarely spontaneous, and it points toward a larger purpose.

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Brave Boy

“Brave Boy” is an example of how youth not only revel in life’s pleasures, but are brave souls who seek to change their personal world.

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