i am the stories you read to me

2023, wood, acrylic paint, Apoxie Sculpt, digital illustration 7.5 in x 3 in x 5 in boxes, 8 in x 8 in book

Displayed in The Cincinnati Museum of Contemporary Art from December 2023 to Janruary 2024

Growing up, storybooks before bed were always very important to me and my family. My mother would make up voices, and my sister and I would act and dance to the books while my father watched with love. Reading these stories as a child was always fun, but after growing up and reading them as a young adult, I had a different perspective on them. I realized I had become the characters I used to love and adore. I am creative, curious, helpful, confident, and filled with love. I love myself and the characters that truly inspired me to be everything I am today.