Big Bang Baby
Big Bang Baby examines the intersection of ancestral divinity, folklore, and science through an exploration of light, color, and controlled chaos. Fantastical feminine figures, who both create universes and experience their own divinity, are central to these stories. Drawing from Afro-Dominican spiritual traditions of "carrying a mystery" and Native Taíno Zemi goddesses, the work playfully explores transcultural narratives, and humanity's relationship with the natural world. Through this body of work, I pose a fundamental question: What does it mean to be stardust, to embody cosmic origin and creation forces?
Consecration of Stardust
Pastel and Acrylic on Wood
2025
48 × 36 in
What does it mean to be stardust? Can divinity be claimed, and not bestowed? This piece reimagines sacred ritual on a cosmic scale, a play between planes, body and energy.
Pastel and Acrylic on Wood
2025
48 × 36 in
What does it mean to be stardust? Can divinity be claimed, and not bestowed? This piece reimagines sacred ritual on a cosmic scale, a play between planes, body and energy.
Floating in Divinity
Pastel and Acrylic on Wood
2025
48 × 36 in
Resting within a glowing field, she does not perform or seek approval. The work honors stillness as sacred, suggesting divinity as something lived and felt internally.
Pastel and Acrylic on Wood
2025
48 × 36 in
Resting within a glowing field, she does not perform or seek approval. The work honors stillness as sacred, suggesting divinity as something lived and felt internally.
The Great Cosmic Hush
Pastel on Wood
2025
40 × 120 in
Where do matter and energy come from? A glowing field gives rise to fantastical figures. One exhales into space, as if shaping the universe itself. Shifting bodies form a constellation, linking breath, energy, and space-time.
Pastel on Wood
2025
40 × 120 in
Where do matter and energy come from? A glowing field gives rise to fantastical figures. One exhales into space, as if shaping the universe itself. Shifting bodies form a constellation, linking breath, energy, and space-time.
The Cycle
Pastel and Acrylic on Wood
2025
30 × 30 in
This painting reflects the repeating cycles that shape life, from planetary motion to daily human behavior. Inspired in part by eclipse projection drawings I encountered in the home museum of Benjamin Banneker, the work considers how cosmic rhythms quietly guide nature, society, and our sense of time.
Pastel and Acrylic on Wood
2025
30 × 30 in
This painting reflects the repeating cycles that shape life, from planetary motion to daily human behavior. Inspired in part by eclipse projection drawings I encountered in the home museum of Benjamin Banneker, the work considers how cosmic rhythms quietly guide nature, society, and our sense of time.
Self-Baptism
Pastel and Acrylic on Wood
2025
48 × 36 in
Who has the authority to grant forgiveness and belonging to us? The work imagines baptism as a personal act, an inward commitment to care, accountability, and self-love.
Pastel and Acrylic on Wood
2025
48 × 36 in
Who has the authority to grant forgiveness and belonging to us? The work imagines baptism as a personal act, an inward commitment to care, accountability, and self-love.
Anointment of the Ancestors
Pastel and Acrylic on Canvas
2026
90 × 70 in
Women are central to healing. The healing symbols are drawn from my family’s spiritual backgrounds: my grandmother’s Santería, Taíno indigenous healing practices, and Christianity of my Lebanese ancestors. I reflect on the place in the universe for multiple beliefs and types of knowledge.
Pastel and Acrylic on Canvas
2026
90 × 70 in
Women are central to healing. The healing symbols are drawn from my family’s spiritual backgrounds: my grandmother’s Santería, Taíno indigenous healing practices, and Christianity of my Lebanese ancestors. I reflect on the place in the universe for multiple beliefs and types of knowledge.
Big Bang Baby
Pastel and Acrylic on Wood and Paper
2026
96 × 120 in
Composed as a five-panel mosaic recalling altars and churches, the work blends ancient ideas of divinity with contemporary icons of power, transformation, and imagination. Transforming a plane into a three-dimensional world, she is a superhero hovering between dimensions.
Pastel and Acrylic on Wood and Paper
2026
96 × 120 in
Composed as a five-panel mosaic recalling altars and churches, the work blends ancient ideas of divinity with contemporary icons of power, transformation, and imagination. Transforming a plane into a three-dimensional world, she is a superhero hovering between dimensions.
The Big Rip
Pastel and Acrylic on Canvas
2026
80 × 333 in
Space, time, and relationships begin to tear apart. Bodies appear fragmented, drifting in and out of connection. The work asks whether, in moments of collapse, we hold one another with care, or just perform, or cause further harm. Across cultures, stories of creation always carry stories of destruction.
Pastel and Acrylic on Canvas
2026
80 × 333 in
Space, time, and relationships begin to tear apart. Bodies appear fragmented, drifting in and out of connection. The work asks whether, in moments of collapse, we hold one another with care, or just perform, or cause further harm. Across cultures, stories of creation always carry stories of destruction.