(left)The Nocturne's Goblet, 2022, Oils on canvas, 18 in x 24 in ; (right)The Quiet Glade, 2022, Oils on canvas, 18 in x 24 in
These pieces are each formed from the text of two poems, written specially for each of the pieces in the moment as they were being painted. These poems come from two core memories and the complex systems that they suggest. Rooted in spaces that form two poles of space and story, they present a singular, high contrast body informed by two contrasting halves.