art blocks
my practice draws on printmaking techniques and quilt-making traditions, composing scenes with digital silkscreens made of stippled dots.
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stipple sunsets (2021)
my first generative art project — beach scenes inspired by a longing to be back with feet in the sand.
each piece consists of layered "screens" for the ocean, skyline, and sun, rendered in stippled dots across seven color palettes. 360 editions, with 50% of proceeds donated to GiveDirectly.
patchwork saguaros (2021)
quilted desert landscapes in homage to the sonoran desert, where i spent most of my adolescence.
the quilting approach was inspired by the quilt work of my grandmother. 72 editions, with 51% of proceeds funding the nancy rockland-miller scholarship at kent state university.
speckled summits (2021)
dreamy mountain landscapes inspired by the rockies.
began as a formal study in layered shapes, but took on a life of its own through experimentation with animation — visualizing in form, color, and motion the tension between conformity and self-expression. 72 editions, with 50% of proceeds donated to GiveWell's maximum impact fund.
dot matrix gradient study (2021)
an exploration of creating abstract forms with stippling rather than depicting figurative ones.
each piece is composed purely with dots, splitting the canvas into patches with their own stipple sizing, density, and layering — then distorting the process to blur the lines of recognizable stippling. 540 editions, with 50% of proceeds donated to GiveDirectly.
sonoran roadways (2023)
long drives can be seen as a monotonous chore, or a peaceful solace. this project is a prompt to see the road as a conduit for joyous return to places we find special.
continues my reflection on physical and significant spaces from stipple sunsets, patchwork saguaros, and speckled summits — with techniques pulled from my abstract experimentation in dot matrix gradient study. 54 editions, with 50% of proceeds donated to GiveDirectly.
opuntia (2024)
opuntia is the genus of plants commonly known as the "prickly pear" cactus — a common fixture of the sonoran desert where i grew up.
a short-form series of 18 tokens exploring the output variety that can be achieved through the play of generative textures created by layering and glitching stippled dots, all depicting the same subject.
you can browse the complete set of my art blocks work on my artist page.