I make work that focuses on exploring the concept of "both/and": this inquiry looks to provide equal parts of exploration through both my cultural roots [West Africa, Caribbean] and my personal experience [Black American, formally taught illustrator]. I was born in Pittsburgh, PA and grew up in Fresno, California.

My work is not only informed from my practice of ancestral traditions, which center values like pleasure, community, and a reverence for the earth, but also a technical, research-based approach informed by prior industry experience as a color-concept-material-finish designer. The combination of these perspectives allows for my objectives to intuitively bridge past and future. Coil building is the primary technique I employ to channel ancestral knowing and collective memories while making.