‘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.
"Succession," Watercolor, Sepia Ink, Iron Oxide Pigment
"The Modern American Homestead I," Watercolor
"The Modern American Homestead II," Watercolor & Black Walnut Stain
"The Modern American Homestead III," Watercolor & Iron Oxide Pigment
"Almost Heaven I - Acres Apart," Colored Pencil
"Almost Heaven II - Love, Stiff & Still," Colored Pencil & Pastel
"Almost Heaven III - Trashed," Colored Pencil & Pastel
'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
"Memories of a Coal Miner's Daughter," Colored Pencil, 2023
"The Bare Necessities," Graphite, 2023