Cuentos de Oro. I'm immersing myself in the rich tapestry of my family's history by creating a newsletter based on my El Salvadorian and Ecuadorian heritage. My journey with The Commonwealth Times has been instrumental in igniting my passion for newspaper layout design. Ecuador in particular has a legacy of indigenous civilizations like the Incas and the Quitu-Cara people, who crafted gold artifacts long before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. I use the concept of 'oro' (gold), as a metaphor to represent the invaluable wealth of familial stories and traditions that have been passed down through generations. In addition to writing and designing articles, I plan to create a new family tree to serve as a reference tool for future generations. Therefore, demonstrating the longevity of the project that goes beyond the university wall.

A Playful Learning Journey. The goal of creating a playful and engaging tool for learning the Tibetan alphabet is to make the process of language collection enjoyable and interactive, particularly for children. Traditional language learning methods can sometimes be percieved as boring, leading to disinterest and reduced engagement, especially among younger learners. By infusing playfulness into the learning experience, I am capturing the attention of Tibetan-American children and fostering a positive attitude towards language acquisition.

TWOTHOUSAND RECORDS is a speculative record label that revolves around the idea that music should be enjoyed, not made for a profit. The label has non-exclusively signed eight different artists of different sounds and genres, with no contracts or expectations, so our artists can create and inspire to their heart's content. TWOTHOUSAND RECORDS has also teamed up with the Working Artist Union to ensure that all rights to work created for our record label stay with the artist as well as revenues earned, leaving no room for any unfair treatment.

I have a great love for album art and creating work that interacts with music. Over the past few months, I collaborated with musicians of different genres to create three album artworks to build my portfolio. Ride or Die or Both is an album by Son of Soong, an artist heavily inspired by Star Trek and astronomy. For the album art, I created an illustration of Data's face and the hand of Noonian Soong to reference the artist's name directly (Data is an android created by Soong). Moire by Malaphor is an album currently in the making. It is an experimental album mixing different genres and sounds in a style reminiscent of Amon Tobin, Aphex Twin, Drumcorps, and Igorrr, among others. For the album art, I created a digital moire pattern with overlapping circles and vertical and horizontal lines with colors that relate to the musician's aesthetic. Dungeonscapes Vol. 2 by SNGN is part of an ongoing series of ambient albums meant for tabletop RPGs. I had created the album art for Dungeonscapes Vol. 1 back in 2020. For Dungeonscapes Vol. 2, I continued with a traditional painting to maintain the same aesthetic.

Transitional Release is the name of an exhibition showcasing paintings by Amina Coleman-Davis. Working as a curator and designer of this exhibition, I came up with the entire identity for the exhibition. The bright and exciting colors present in the designs are a direct reflection of the colors used in her paintings. Amina uses her practice as a way to grieve and remember her ancestors, claiming that death is a “transitional release” and something that should be celebrated. The collection of paintings present in the exhibition is called “Scribbled with Love,” thus the scribbledness of the identity. I was intrigued by her bush strokes and the flow of her work, picking out specific strokes that stood out specifically for the identity. As well as designing the main logo and design of the exhibition, I have also created several other designs that would be present at the opening, such as tickets and postcards.Creating this exhibition identity has given me the opportunity to view death in a new way while also learning how to properly exhibit someone else's work in a way that does it justice.

Chats of Rose Hill & Summer Street. This is a piece for me & pieces of me, that I share with you: A collection of stories and objects that have belonged to past relatives of mine; I mostly follow female lines on both maternal and paternal sides. All four of my grandparents have passed, but I did know them. My grandmothers have always held my heart warmly, and although they are gone, that warmth has never left. My Mom is an only girl with two brothers, and my Dad has three brothers and one sister, my only aunt. I don't have any sisters either. The three of us have been put in charge of keeping these belongings and stories safe. Now, I take the opportunity to showcase these well-preserved pieces and give some backstory to my lengthy and dense inheritances. This is only chipping the surface of what I have. To me, these are rich in personal value and memory. Also... yes...they are cool to look at.

Platonic Love Languages. My project is based on the theory of love languages, reinterpreting the concept and making it into my own to redistribute to others. The concept of love languages for romantic relationships already exists. However, I believe this concept can be adapted and applied to platonic relationships as well. There is very little material on this topic, so l decided to develop my own concepts by learning from other friendship experiences. From my research, I felt people were missing out on a very key component to understanding the deep meaning of friendship as a whole due to the lack of platonic language representation. My project allows access to an approachable package that welcomes them regardless of their knowledge of the concept of different friendship dynamics. As a final component, I developed a quiz for people take to discover what their platonic language is before they view the items within the box. When viewing my piece, there are 5 different ways, depending on your preference to learn about each language.

The Guestbook. From November 2023 to April 2024, I gathered my friends in my apartment in Richmond Virginia to hold a dinner party every two weeks. This original group was asked to make invitations and bring in new guests with an interest in craft. As the event grew, it changed, and each dinner became a new iteration in the series. Dinners centered community, performance, food, making, and the possibilities that opened up to us when we were all gathered in one place. I want to hold so much space for the people I care about to be joyful and queer and I hope to show others how expansive their communities can be.