ancestors is an ongoing body of work anchored by a meditative practice that builds bridges across space and time, allowing me to sense and relive pieces of past lives. the mask-esque figures, spanning mediums and scales, are byproducts of a stream of conscious mark making process often accompanied by free flowing poetry and prose. for a long time i thought of these figures as visual journal entries, but the more i've sat with them and the more conversations they elicit, the more they have felt like messages from ancestors guiding my journey and reminding me of our highest purpose as collective beings.

what began as quarter size doodles in notebooks that would take a few seconds, has grown into large scale mixed media paintings, two volumes (in a series of 10) of ink/paint marker drawings with typed words, block prints, and sculptural elements that meld together my backgrounds in design and fabrication. the patterns, shapes, and textures seen throughout call back to ancestral art and markings found across indigenous cultures near and far — often inspired by a feeling, other times directly inspired by artifacts i come across in the collections of museums across the world. it’s been interesting to create marks and later come across similar forms in my research — a reminder of the muscle memory passed down from generation to generation. the combination of bright and earth-colored palettes i utilize emphasize the vibrancy of the spirits of ancestors who always found a way in part due to the relationships to the lands they tended.

this body of work has brought me an enormous amount of healing, i trust they will offer you the same — ashe.

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