2024, 16mm Experimental Short Film

As an outdoor family gathering unfolds, so do unsettling decisions in alimentative practices. This film explores the paradox of consumption and care, where the presence of some animals makes others conspicuously absent. Drawing from Carol J. Adams’ concept of the absent referent, Under the Tooth meditates on the quiet erasures within shared rituals—where the act of eating is both deeply familiar and haunted by what, or who, is no longer there.

In addition to hand-processed 16mm sound stock film, 16mm film was stitched into with a sewing machine to reinforce concepts related to the ties that bond us to the things we consume on a daily basis.

2025, Short Film

Set on a cattle ranch in the Amazon of Perú, Full Moon Over Palcazú is a cinematic exploration of belonging, family, and the profound connections between humans and the natural world through the lens of a mother’s experiences on a remote farm.

2024, Experimental Short Film

Talk to Me is a short film exploring the theory of plant communication and the belief that plants can perceive and respond to human expression. It examines the human connection to plant life and challenges conventional definitions of life, which are often based on movement and sound.

2024, Documentary Photography, Experimental Imaging, Moving Image

Through experimental crop imaging, documentary photography and filmmaking, this project explores how conceptions of gender can influence access and acceptance of roles within agriculture. This project reflects on the strength, resilience, and adaptability of farmers who have embraced the ways they are particularly fit to sustain, educate and nourish their families and surrounding communities through their farms.

2023, Documentary Photography and Video

Promotional backstage video and photo for a Duke Arts performance of Ocean Filibuster. A performance that explores the intimate, critical relationship between humans and the ocean. Set in a future Global Senate, performer Jenn Kidwell embodies two rivals: Mr. Majority– who introduces a bill to end the ocean as we know it–and The Ocean, who arrives in human form to filibuster the bill. Using large-scale projection, music, a locally cast “ocean ensemble” and augmented reality technology, the performance immerses audiences into an epic battle of wits and wills, smarts and sass, facts, and anthropocentric fiction.  

2013- 2024, Documentary Photography

Warm Red Tones examines the visual and symbolic nuances of life in the American South, capturing the often-overlooked details embedded in North Carolina’s rural and suburban landscapes. From subtle traces of change to surreal juxtapositions in everyday spaces, the images reveal moments that might otherwise go unnoticed—fragments of a lived environment shaped by history, culture, and personal memory. Framed through my own lens, this work reflects on the layered realities of Southern life, exploring how displacement, nostalgia, and cultural hybridity have influenced my perception of the places I have come to call home.

2022- 2023, Monoprints

De los Dos Lados is a series of printed barn quilts that explore the complexities of bicultural identity. Drawing inspiration from the dynamic interplay of barn quilt patterns admired during trips to Western North Carolina, the series employs abstraction to symbolically represent the tension and convergence of being tied to two different cultural identities. Traditionally, barn quilts serve as visual emblems of a homestead, yet in this work, they become a medium for interrogating the concept of home—examining the fluidity of belonging across national, familial, and social boundaries.

2022- UI/UX Web Design, Illustration

Biblioteca Digital de Voces Hispanas was created through an NC State Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) Grant. The web application features example audio from native Spanish speakers, including NC State students, faculty, and staff. Users can navigate the app to hear real formal and informal Spanish dialects, with the goal of better understanding other cultures and diversity among Spanish dialects from varying Spanish-speaking countries.

2022- 2023, Linoleum Block Prints and Zine

Criaturas is a series of linoleum relief block prints accompanied by a zine, drawing inspiration from folkloric elements of the American South and Latin America. Through imagery and prose, the project engages with euphemisms and mythic figures, exploring how expressions and oral traditions in storytelling shape cultural identity and collective memory. Criaturas examines the interplay between language, symbolism, and the mutation of meaning when tales are passed down from one person to another.

Short Film, 2014

Role: Art Director, Associate Producer

A short film about an adopted ten year old that climbs to the top of an oak tree in hopes of catching his unborn baby brother falling from space. One of the goals with creating this short was to create a very NC-centric story and bring a community together to help tell that story. Harbinger spanned almost 2 years of pre-production, over 20 days of production, and featured 17 unique locations across the state. The film was run by dedicated volunteers and contributors who donated time, resources, and many weekends to complete the film.