Black Swamp T-Shirt
Repurposed XL black/grey t-shirt hand-decorated with applique, embroidery, dye and stamps. Part of the Still Feeling Swampy… collection (2022).
Black Swamp Tank
Repurposed XL black tank top hand-decorated with apliqe, embroidery, dye and stamps. Part of the Still Feeling Swampy… collection (2022).
My Great-Grandfather’s Flower Garden
My Great Grandfather’s Flower Garden (2022) is a conceptual quilt exploring the parallel cycles of abuse and artisanship that are passed down through generations of families. The custom quilt block design references the simultaneous feelings of entrapment and belonging from being born into deep rooted familial patterns and traditions. The…
Left Behind
Left Behind (2022) is an archival collage of paper waste reflecting my life in the months following the death of a mother figure. The medical packaging, paper off-cuts, and plane tickets from traveling to the funeral are supplemented by personal reflections and bible excepts. Shown at Heimbold Gallery in Bronxville,…
Isolated Incidents
Isolated Incidents (2019), Co-Directed by Elan Retzlaff and AJ Baldwin and produced through Creative Action’s Youth Cinema Collective, is a narrative short film that explores the experience of being a student as the frequency of school shootings rapidly increases in the USA.
Leave
Leave (2018), an experimental short film about environment and perception, was directed by Elan Retzlaff and produced through Creative Action’s Youth Cinema Collective.