Patterned red and gold fabric

Warmth

My favorite cultural dress. We were challenged to take a picture of something that shows warmth and something that makes mefeelwarm, safe, and at home is anything having to do with my culture. I wore this to a cultural event called "dandia" which is a type of event that brings people together to dance and have fun. It makes me feel warm not only because of the warm colors but the significance it...
A green maple leaf floating in a light blue pool of water.

Mood

A leaf floating aimlessly in my pool. We were challenged to take a photo that represented our mood or feelings and the feelings of this day were mostly isolation and loneliness. Sometimes we go through periods of time in which we feel this way and I saw this sole leaf floating by itself in this vast pool and felt compelled to relate it's position to my feelings.

Self Portrait

These are a few of my favorite things! This picture represents much of my personality as much as material objects can. Captain America was my favorite superhero as a child and still my favorite to this day and his character had a large impact on me and how I grew up as a girl obsessed with comic books and made me understand what gender norms were and how I didn't have to conform to them....