The Refracted Saints
The refracted series reflects the experience of black womxn in America. The saints are "refracted" or fragmented to represent the way Black womxn are seen through a societal lens, as bent, broken, distorted. This draws a parallel to how light refracts around an object as it moves through water.
The saints envision the differences between how Black womxn view themselves and the ways others see them. The works depict female figures body as a “whole saint” adorned with only a halo. They are set against a vibrant, at times gilded backgrounds, They occupy space with her refracted reflections. “
As we pass through an intolerant society, our image is distorted, our light and our sainthood refracted – but we are somehow still whole,”
“Real saints are not gilded, they are pained, flawed, and beautiful people.”
In the Press
The Henry Art Museum
The Stranger, "The Henry's Latest Exhibition Brings Art to the Sides of Buses"
University of Washington Daily
 Refracted Saint No 1.Soft pastel mixed media. Featured by The Henry modern art gallery as part of Set In Motion exhibit 2020-2021 |  Set in Motion - Henry |  Evolution of HattieMeet Refracted Saint No.3 - the evolution of Hattie is a nod to black women's evolution from the mammy figure to empowerment. Hattie is Hattie McDaniels; even then she had layers. Featured at The En Gallery in Columbia City, Seattle; October 2021. |
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 Refracted Saint No. 2Not all saints are Christian or whole. |  Refracted Saint No. 4, "They all have names..."A tribute to the unsung missing black girls." |