Material Used: Oil Pastels

Description: The artwork's dynamic energy through colors and expressions conveys the girl's rejection of Eurocentric beauty norms embracing her African heritage. Her Bantu Knots exudes a bold expression of self-love and acceptance.

Material Used: Watercolor with hints of acrylic paint.

Description: The piece's dreamlike quality, accentuated by smooth blending and careful use of negative space, invites viewers into introspection and wonder. Observing the joys found in moments of quiet reflection makes it visually stunning and emotionally touching.

Material Used: White and black charcoal

Description: The use of charcoal captures his intense fixation and defined features, highlighting the contours of his face. The lifelike three-dimensional effect draws attention to the man's profile and gaze, allowing viewers to reflect on their journeys and aspirations.

Software used: Adobe Photoshop

Description: The ransom note was devised to create a digital collage. It was made to catch the attention of the target by using certain typefaces and color play. 

Material used: Nitric acid, etching an image into the iron plate

Imagine, if you will, a beautiful spring day in the meadow of fresh blossoms and a storm brewing. The earth reaches upward from jubilation at the breeze, indicating the coming of a new season and new beginnings.

Material used: Ink, birthday stamp, and technique used-stippling 

Dear past, present, and future me,

You are, have been, and always will be the author of my story. You get to decide who I will be and continue to grow to be. Manipulated value with a stamp due to how pressure was applied.

Material used: Ink calligraphy 

The world as we know it is held together by culture, traditions, and legacies. I’ve always wanted to see the history in the Japanese architecture. A piece of the culture persevered in the mountains and hills, safe from the corruption of the modern world. 

Material used: White and black charcoal

Stilllife has an essence of its own. This is a sneak peek into what makes breakfast magical and important to me: By griding the area and manipulating a photograph, I achieved photorealism.