color. memory. second chances.

I can lose myself for days beachcombing. There’s a strange, calming joy in collecting and organizing the discarded objects the ocean spits back onto the shore. I arrange them by shape, color, and hue—then reimagine their purpose through stop-motion. I know I’m not alone in finding bliss this way.

Portrait of the Shermans

portrait collage

Part of an ongoing portrait series that explores the intersection of analog photography and experimental filmmaking.

It begins with a portrait shot on film and developed onto watercolor paper brushed with light-sensitive emulsion. Afterward, the image is digitally dissected, layered, and brought to life as a moving portrait—blurring the line between analog and digital.

Love of grain & pixel

Blending tangible, vintage objects into digital pixels to breathe motion into the stillness.

state faiR cameo

I collect both tangible and intangible things—from discarded ephemera to fleeting moments caught on video. The Texas State Fair is a sensory goldmine: neon lights, bold textures, overheard conversations, and the full spectrum of scents—sweet, smoky, and occasionally questionable. These passing cameos become part of my visual archive. I capture them in video snippets and rework them into layered, collage-style pieces that feel like memory fragments—colorful, chaotic, and unmistakably human