Grad Photo Backlog Pt. 1

A look back at the last three years in my grad program. I have not packed up the studio just yet, but I am working through a huge backlog of photos. Planning to do a series of posts here to document Fall 2023-Spring 2026.

Choice outfits. Many, many, many hours spent commuting on the bus.

My favorite campus staircase. Crucial since the elevators are in constant state of repair.

Some select early research materials.

My first studio space at school. Quickly this began transforming into a stage set. Later I would be approached to write a play and design sets for a nearby college. A story for another day.

Theatrical-sized cotton muslin was washed and dyed in the home machine before the wash-y sponge-y application of latex house paint.

Started building my first functioning Papier-mâché mask at this time. All tissue paper and PVA.

Continued doing backdrop paintings based on Gulf Coast landscapes/ seascapes

‘Perdido’ Offshore oil drilling platform. Not far from Galveston Island.

Queen Isabella Causeway. Connects mainland with South Padre Island.

Experimenting with the dental drill from hell.

Mesozoic Intersection, 2025

Mostly paintings for now, but will return with more sculpture and printmaking projects.