Pleasure Domes: Architecture of Gilded Dreams

The early 20th-century ushered in an audaciously romantic American gem: the picture-palace. As "movie magic" permeated the public's sensibility, pleasure domes of unrivaled artifice and euphoric pageantry swiftly sprouted up across the nation. Architect-designers embodied splendor of ancient temples, Renaissance palaces, and European opera houses, sparing no expense in 13th to 19th-century revival treatments. For a few cents, visitors were transported into enchanting “playhouses” of exotic cultures—cinema's glamour revamped the significance of theatres as treasured gathering places.

The Collective Synergy

     The fabric of reality is a tapestry woven by our perception. The perspective we have is unique to our personal identity. We are limited in what we can perceive with our physical senses, but there are momentary glimpses of a greater weave. Simultaneous occurrences and coincidences pop up from time to time providing that glimpse of some greater pattern. When these curious connecting events overlap for just the briefest moment there lies an alignment indicating evidence of the greater connections.  

Sarakiniko

Unrelenting winds and formidable waves contour this volcanic silvery-white landscape into luminous, lunar-like surfaces unique to the Aegean Sea.

a Communion

Opening for the Baltimore screening of Solange Knowles’ film “When I Get Home,” “a Communion,” was a food intervention at the Baltimore Museum of Art’s Lexington Market Outpost. Presented in the style of a Protestant communion ceremony, "a Communion" honored my relationship to the city, its food traditions, and culture as a 2nd generation Baltimorean at the intersection of my family’s faith and working-class food history.

Desert Series

My 2021 Desert Series conveys the experience of walking with God through the “desert” and learning to live by His Word through trials and temptations. These pieces reflect my spiritual journey through the "deserts" of life.

In Memoriam Curtain 2020-2022

The large Installation comprised of 63 panels includes the names of victims killed
as a result of gun violence and police brutality in the USA. The work could continue further as the names of some victims are not included in the list. Each panel is
digitally photographed and manipulated with stitch using a manual sewing machine  and a sewing computer. Hand stitch is also incorporated in the work. The surface is created on handmade felt. The entire work is 12ftHX13ftWx0.5"
 

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