An ongoing evolution from shared upset toward a practice centered on shared joy and presence. Drawing on the same conceptual processes used in advertising, the series reframes humanity as the audience—using familiar visual language, bold color, and cultural references to surface deeper human truths. Influenced by pop, street, folk, and punk aesthetics, the work transforms tension and trauma into expressions of connection, gratitude, and hope. The series invites reflection and recognition—an affirmation of being human, in the midst of it all.

HAPPY TO BE HERE

Be Here Now, 2023
Acrylic on wood
41” x 50”

Love Always, 2023
Acrylic on wood
37” x 37”

Cloud No. 9, 2023
Acrylic on wood
45” x 25”

From Ear To Ear, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
60” x 40”

Congrats You’re Having A Human Experience, 2023
Plastic, enamel with disco ball motor
20” x 20”

Here’s Looking At You, 2023
Enamel on upcycled mirror glass
43.5” x 32.5”

Silver-Lined, 2023
Enamel on upcycled mirror glass
37” x 34”

The Enlightened, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
36” x 36”

Give All You Got, 2023
Acrylic on birch
36” x 24”

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
72” x 48”

When They Try to Make You Small, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
40” x 90”

What It's Like To Awaken, 2023
Wood stain, fly paper, insects on birch
18" x 18"

There Is No Fire, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
36” x 36”

Your Presence Is Required, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
12” x 12”

Me Time, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
12” x 12”

The Courage, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
36” x 24”

No Prescription Required, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
60” x 40”

What We’re Made Of, 2023
Artist’s blood on birch
36” x 24”