Made With American Cotton
2020 series of mixed media works made from cotton, paper and various found objects

Made with American Cotton, 2020​ series of mixed media works made from cotton, paper and various found objects

2020 series of mixed media works made from cotton, paper and various found objects

The idea for my series came unexpectedly. I found a tag in a piece of vintage clothing that said ‘Made With American Cotton.’ My first reaction was “Why would you want to associate yourself with American cotton? That evokes empire, colonialism, racism, wealth disparities that have lasted into our present.”

Using cotton, paper, and found objects such as broken police barriers and artifacts of American history, my artworks explore our history and present relationships with white supremacy, white womanhood, police oppression and the racial wealth gap.

I also want it to be personal. For instance, with a collage that uses a part of my face I am also implicated.