ISLAND

2023 | BOTANICALS, SPICES, FRUIT & FLOWERS OF JAMAICA IN RESIN

| COFFEE TABLE

The "Island" coffee table intricately captures the island of Jamaica's topography. The table captures the vibrant essence of the islands' culture with plant and botanical waste materials in reflection of my Caribbean childhood. The organic shape of the tabletop and legs mimic the undulating hills and valleys which serves as a cultural mosaic that mirrors Jamaica's lush landscapes. This coffee table isn't just a piece of furniture, it's a sensory experience and personal celebration of Jamaican Heritage.

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BLACK FOLIAGE

MY MOTHERS’ GARDEN | 2022 | FURNITURE

My Mothers' Garden is an homage to the traditional teachings of herbal wellness of botanicals passed down from my MOTHERS’ (grandmothers and mother). Botanicals used represent memories of my childhood collected and transformed into a sustainable and cyclical new form.

BLACK FOLIAGE

MATERIAL VASES | 2022 | FORMS

Black Foliage is the storytelling of botanical waste through materials of preserving overlooked floral waste through paper and interdisciplinary materials of resin. Using personal experience from Jamaican Culture, lifestyles, and practices transforming waste materials into art.

okra, hibiscus, ackee, amaranth, sorrel, scotch bonnet, red sweet grass, sugar cane, lignum vitae, aloe vera, lime, coconut husk, cerasee, oxalis.

MATERIAL MAP OF JAMAICA

2021 | DIGITAL RENDERING OF HANDMADE PAPERS

Material Map of Jamaica is an exploration and tribute of personal experiences with materials from the land of Jamaica. 14 materials representing the 14 parishes of the land of handmade floral, veggie, and fruit papyrus that explore personal storytelling and my connection of material to the land.

IMMERSED BOTANICA

2021 | 24” DIA

Immersed Botanical is a variety of botanical treasure frozen in time. These storytelling pieces allow viewers to be immersed with archival herbarium techniques that evoke the emotional connection of memory. The delicate details of the flowers engage viewers to touch. The power of touch is a movement that never ends. Making the physical experience memorable, sensational, and is a means of communication. These preserved forms display the way we are capable to preserve something synonymous with the ephemeral. Examining decay, loss, neglect, and fallen out of favor.

NATURAL SURFACES: Live Paper

2019/2020 | 7” x 9”

Natural Surfaces is a collection of handmade paper, laminated with real-life botanicals. These papers are to engage in the human psyche experience and interact with the senses. Touch, smell, sight, taste, and hearing. These minimal but vibrant pieces allow the outdoors to be introduced indoors to allow value to materiality and spiritual wellbeing.

NATURAL SURFACES: Wallpaper

2020 | DIGITAL MOCKUP

Natural Surfaces is a collection of digital surface designs, of handmade laminated real-life botanicals. These digital design wallpapers are to engage in the human psyche experience and interact with the senses at a large scale size. These minimal but vibrant pieces allow the outdoors to be introduced indoors to allow value to materiality and spiritual wellbeing.