Photography is my strongest medium, with professional experience in event coverage and a passion for capturing the quiet intensity of landscapes and wildlife. My creative practice also spans painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor), collage, land art, mail art, 3D digital art, and film. This selection includes both academic projects and personal explorations.
This Capstone Project explores the urgent need for prison reform in the United States by juxtaposing found photography with symbolic bird imagery to highlight the inhumanity of punitive incarceration.
"Curiosities Under the Sea" is a cabinet of curiosity that showcases the best of my beachcombing collection: 2 shark eye snail shells, 2 whelk shells, a clamshell, 2 scallop shells, a keyhole limpet, a marsh periwinkle snail shell, 2 pieces of sea glass, a northern star coral fossil, a piece of driftwood that resembles Snoopy, and a striped “wishing stone” I found on a beach in Ireland. All the contents of this box were collected by me from beaches in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and County Kerry, Ireland.
This short video was created as part of a Digital Portfolio Elements course. It combines original footage with curated stock video to tell the story of my Irish ancestors fleeing the Great Famine. The final scene, featuring a young girl, symbolizes my own reflection on their journey—questioning whether the promise of a better life was ultimately fulfilled for them and their descendants.