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Polari PROJECT STATEMENT



Throughout history the queer community hasn't always been able to be out and proud. The community developed sophisticated codes to coexist as queer in a world that criminalized their identities. Polari, a secret British slang used by gay men, for instance, allowed them to speak freely without the fear of arrest. As time progressed this language became lost and very few within the community know of it.

Utilizing this codex language, in combination with drawing, printmaking, and digital techniques, I am giving the language a contemporary life. Combining contemporary items or images associated with acts within the queer community allow viewers to see items and then veils of text that reference the language.

With the nature of the language being a code, some pieces are harder to reveal the true meaning or need to be viewed from a specific angle to fully gather all the information being referenced.

**For pricing please inquire through the contact page**



Rough Batts
30 inches x 22 inches
graphite
2022



Packet 2
22 inches x30 inches
graphite
2022



Muir Cap
18 inches x 22 inches
graphite
2022



Bitch Omi
35.5" x 30.75"
graphite
2022



Bitch Famblers
23" x 22"
graphite
2022



Imma Call Him Daddy
14" x 14"
graphite
2022



Rough Famblers
22" x 22"
graphite
2022



Fogle
22" x 22"
colored pencil
2022



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Packet
22 inches x 30 inches
Colored Pencil, silkscreen
2019



OH YES!
22 inches x 30 inches
Spray paint, silkscreen
2019



LUBE UP!
17 inches x 22 inches
Digital archival print, spray-paint, silkscreen
2019



Uppers
12 x 16 inches
Colored Pencil, Airbrush
2020



Fambler = Gloves
16 x 20 inches
Graphite, Silk Screen
2020



Almond Rocks = Socks
24 x 34 inches
Graphite
2020



Cologne
24 x 32 inches
Colored Pencil, Airbrush
2020



Nice To See Your Pretty Face
11 x 14 inches
silk screen
2020



Three Drags And A Spit
22 x 30 inches
archival print, silk screen
2020



Manly Alice
36 inches x 43 inches
graphite
2020



Pastry Cutter
6 inches x 8 inches
silk screen
2020



Stampers
Edition of 6
16 inches x 20 inches
silk screen
2021



It's so Pretty
graphite, silk screen
22 inches x 22 inches
2021



Cleaning the Kitchen
colored pencil, silk screen
24 inches x 24 inches
2020



A Tip of the Mudge
graphite, silk screen
16 inches x 20 inches
2021



Boots and Boys
graphite
24 inches x 32 inches
2021



Glossies
colored pencil, silkscreen, plastic
22 inches x 30 inches
2021



Promise Ring
graphite
22 inches x 22 inches
2021



Take a Whiff
22 inches x 15 inches
colored pencil
2021



Midriff Season 1
22 inches x 22 inches
silk screen
2021



Midriff Season 2
22 inches x 22 inches
silk screen
2021



I'm Hot for You!
8" x 11"
silk screen
2021
Edition of 4



Blag = To make a sexual pickup
12.5" x 14.5"
silk screen, mirror film
2021
Edition of 6



Nosh N Good Time
14" x 14"
silk screen
Edition of 6



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