Visual Art

Oct 15, 202215 min read

Vincent and I - a Timeline of a Lifetime of Light on Light and Lightness

From an early age, Vincent Van Goghian's exuberant yellows and explosive blues inspired me to write as he painted so very tenderly.

Feb 16, 202212 min read

"The Other Me"-- Clearing the Smoke Blurring Faced-Up Mirrors: See and Thus, Be Seen

I've been obsessed with doppelgängers, alter egos, liminal experiences, otherness. Giga Agladze's The Other Me embodies it all

Nov 15, 20217 min read

The Fourth Gender: Imagery, Identification, and Imagination In the Virtual Experience

Today, cyberspace is a place where women, nonbinary folks and BIPOC can defy, undermine, and dispute traditional concepts of gender roles.

Nov 1, 20204 min read

MAP - The Making of Liam Whelan's Irish Lullaby. A Cartography of a Heritage.

Liam remembered the very first time that his Máthair Chríona sang the lullaby for him when he was a child, and an old ache squeezed his gut.

Nov 1, 20201 min read

MAP - The Making of Rain with Sun - Brook's Poetic Ecosystems.

Liam stared at Brook—their shape was blurred by his teary eyes. Amber light filtered through the treetops of Sequoias and Redwoods.

Oct 18, 20199 min read

The Making of "Realization": Merging Time, Place & Being Towards Resilience

Today, I find inspiration in the shape of a scar. I imagine that polka dots of blood can be read like musical notes spilling sounds.

Aug 28, 20193 min read

“Ekphrasis of Cassandra’s Vow of Love.”

I had thought that uncertainty and despair were the gradients of my life before I’d known about this flower growing inside me.

Aug 28, 20195 min read

“Lily’s Dance at The Spinoff”

She wore pink stilettos. Her steps towards the stage were sensual, following the cry of mating, the howling of Beck’s guitar.

Cecilia Martinez-Gil