‘Just Another Redneck, Taken by the American Dream’— Visual Work
This ongoing body of work uses visual art and prose to embrace, challenge, and reclaim imagery tied to Appalachian identity. Beginning in 2023, the work responds to inherited stereotypes and lived experience, complicating what it means to be seen as—and to see oneself as—Appalachian.
"The Modern American Homestead," Walnut Stain & Watercolor on Paper, 2025
"Almost Heaven I," Colored Pencil, 2025
"Almost Heaven II" Colored Pencil, 2025
'Settled Dust,' Oil on Reclaimed Roofing Slate, Acid Mine Drainage, & Coal, 2025
"Honest Work," Graphite & Colored Pencil, 2024
"An Inherited Disposition," Tinted Graphite, 2025
'Calloused by Condition,' Colored Pencil & Soft Pastel, 2025
"Growing Pains," Digital Painting, 2024
"So I Just Prayed, & I Keep Praying," Oil on Canvas, 2024
"Devout Consumption," Digital Painting, 2024
"Bloodlines," Digital Painting, 2024
"Downright Iconic," Woodcut Relief, 2023
"Memories of a Coal Miner's Daughter," Colored Pencil, 2023
"The Bare Necessities," Graphite, 2023