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Two Worlds Collide
The canvas and the pool stand similarly, and I approach them interchangeably. My heart rate begins to race, my brain is in overdrive, my...
Mar 29, 20183 min read


Olsen & The Abstract
Weeks of coming home inspired, but perspiring. Heavy days dragged me into the house and fastened me to my bed. Every night canvases and...
Jul 13, 20174 min read


Shades on Faces
I began this project in February, post election, post inauguration, at the height of social collision. Chicago housed Women’s and science...
May 20, 20174 min read


"Be A Lady"
“Just be a lady.” It’s a classic phrase but I feel it like a punch to the gut. We women are all too familiar with the demands behind the...
Mar 15, 20175 min read


I did live art at a listening experience/album debut for a Chicago Rapper named Ibra & it was pr
The palette, heavy from years, (no exaggeration, I mean years) of used and unused paint, was unsteady in my hand. The palette was...
Feb 8, 20173 min read


Let Me Introduce Myself
Let me introduce myself: My name is Brie. B-R-I-E. Like the cheese. My name is not Brie because of my love for cheese, and likewise my...
Jan 31, 20172 min read
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