Paradise is an in-progress five-volume graphic novel series that began with the goal of creating a story that could depict the unknown and disturbing elements of the human experience in a way that was still deeply loving and undeniably beautiful. The project concentrates on the vast emotional landscapes we internally traverse and how honoring these undercurrents integrates them into our surface lives. It visually explores the deep rift that can develop between the sense of identity we consciously acknowledge and the subconscious, intangible self that exists within us.

I created Consumption to represent and honor the complex mental and emotional states that women and femmes are constantly encouraged to either express in specific, restrictive ways or repress completely. Through a combination of portraiture and written pieces, Consumption aims to create a space to challenge these societal limitations and celebrate the immense power that grows from true knowledge and expression of self. I worked with each individual to discern and visually describe their most intense emotional state through symbols, colors and scenes. Each portrait is accompanied by a written piece that the individual created to further express the emotional space they are pictured experiencing.