Tales

Once Upon a Subversion: Fairy Tales as Politica...

Fairy tales were never just for children. In fact, I’d argue they were never really for children at all. Before they were sweetened, censored, and sanitized, these stories were full...

Faces That Don’t Smile: Challenging the Need to...

There’s something quietly radical about a face that doesn’t smile. In a world that constantly asks us — especially artists, women, people socialized to be “good” — to soften, to...

Silent Saints: The Weight of Stillness in an In...

This piece, Silent Saints, is one of those artworks that felt like it arrived before I understood it fully. What emerged on the page was not a narrative, but a...

When Vision Fails: Trusting the Sensory Soul in...

I drawn Mirage in a moment of intense overwhelm — not just by darkness, but also by light. It was a strange, almost disorienting duality: the weight of shadows pressing...

The Serpent as Symbol: Duality, Wisdom, and Tra...

From the Garden of Eden to ancient Mesoamerican temples, the serpent slithers through myth, art, and memory — always charged with layered, paradoxical meaning. It is a creature of earth...

Intimacy in Art: Why Vulnerability Is the New P...

For decades, the art world praised boldness, shock value, and technical virtuosity. But a quiet revolution is unfolding — and it isn’t loud. It’s raw. Tender. Exposed. Welcome to the...