Philadelphia @250: Living Room is a two‑month exhibition showcasing work by artists who live in Philadelphia and produce their work at NextFab. Presented during the city’s 250‑year celebrations, the show invites visitors into a “living room” of local creativity—highlighting the stories, materials, and perspectives that shape Philadelphia’s artistan community.

I'll be showing two large-scale canvases titled "These Waves Are Mine Now." These works invite visitors to look beyond adversity and discover willful and intentional transformation through color and repetition.

The inspiration came while looking through some sketchbooks and recognizing that over the years there were many, many pages dedicated to me obsessively drawing circles during times of emotional or mental distress when drawing was the only thing that felt possible.

Looking back at those early pages was difficult. So I recreated them on canvas—not erasing the marks but transforming them, layering thousands of colored circles where once there was only black ink.

Each circle was once a "Cycle of Doom," a possibility for adversity. Now, each represents the possibility of its opposite. What remained constant was the gesture; what changed was my relationship to it.

These Waves Are Mine Now
SERIES: N0. 1
36"x48" Acrylic on Canvas

This series of work celebrates the process re-writing an emotional narrative and turning moments of pain into repetition into renewal.

My process began simply: drawing circle after circle, discovering grounding in the rhythm of the mark. Over time, something shifted. I started filling those forms with color—not erasing what came before, but adding to it. Layer upon layer, dot by dot, I built up something vibrant and alive.

Now, on canvas at large scale, the gesture remains. The relationship has changed. Where once there was monochrome uncertainty, now there is spectrum and light. This work honors the practice itself—the thousands of strokes that taught me patience, presence, and the quiet power of choosing color.

It is my invitation to anyone watching: what you've built, you can claim.

These Waves Are Mine Now
SERIES: N0. 2
36"x48" Acrylic on Canvas