Cookout
Cookout is a masque (theatre movement) presentation set to music. The choreography is original and the music was created by the student using generative AI.
All I Ask
Nuttin’ but stringz - Broken Sorrow
To embrace, express, and move through emotional grief rather than suppressing it, often finding a form of liberation through the process.
Etude No. 4 "Du Style" from the 36 Études Transcendantes by Théo Charlier.
The Grand Concerto for Trombone Friedebald Gräfe’s
Grand Concerto for Trombone reflects the growing prominence of the trombone as a solo instrument during the Romantic era, a period when advances in instrument design enabled greater technical agility and expressive range. Although Gräfe remains a lesser-known figure today, his writing demonstrates a strong understanding of the trombone’s lyrical, dramatic, and virtuosic capabilities.
Johan Sebastian Bach, Flute Sonata in E Major movements 1 and 2
Johan Sebastian Bach’s Flute Sonata in E Major was composed in the 1740s. The piece was written for the amateur flutist and servant of King Frederick the Great during Bach’s time, Michael Gabriel Fredersdorf. The first movement features a calming, bright, and beautiful melody that showcases both the complexity and simplicity of baroque flute music. The second movement features more technical passages that give the flutist opportunities to apply various baroque ornamentations.
To be seen is to be connected
As human beings’ connection is valued most than anything, it drives every individual to move forward, reflect within the past, and stay grounded. Connection shapes who someone was and will become, at times it is hard to grasp connections and when someone does all they want is to hold onto it for as long as they can no matter what, the value within connection is the obstacles and the strength to stay determined. Connection comes from within ourselves, others, and our memories, and just like it must be valued and shared, never forgotten and cast aside.
Master Harold ...the Boys
Birthrite
On My Second Cup
Celestial Gaze
Being an artist has taught me that paying attention to detail is crucial. Attention to detail plays a major role in photography. It is significant for creating polished, impactful images, as it elevates compositions from average to memorable by ensuring technical precision (focus, lighting) and removing distractions. A photograph captures a moment in time captures an instant that you can't ever get back. I enjoy taking pictures outside on a nice sunny day. I like to imagine moments in nature that are still, comforting and sweet. I create, it’s a constant desire, therefore, I absorb my environment and every moment as an artist. The encouragement, feedback, and collaborative spirit of my community have been instrumental in shaping my artistic journey.
La Jarana
My work explores the cultural memory of the presence of jaraneras, which are women who participate in a traditional jarana dance in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Each piece of clothing, both women and men, represents a symbolism of movements, gesture, and rhythm to the tradition songs that they dance to. As seen in the piece, the embroidered clothing called terno and huipil are visual demonstrations of craftmanship, patience, and linage that is refined over generations and ultimately a continuing tradition rooted in the Mayan communities. Inspired by both dances and garments, I focused on the act of dressing, teaching steps, and preparing for this celebration as a part of cultural knowledge that is integrated into everyday lives.
You like to make up things. You are a drama Queen
This is a piece in a larger body of work centers on memories, perception, and examining how familial trauma shaped my identity. I am interested in how my psyche adapts, invents, fragments, and protects in order to endure. Through this exploration, I considered the relationships between innocence and harm, memory and reconstruction, and the ways childhood perception continues to echo throughout psychological development. Working in a cut-paper collage style inspired by the playfulness of Eric Carle’s illustrations, I merged a childlike visual language with dimensional painting and sculpture. I layered, tore, and rebuilt a photo from my childhood reconstructing how the memory felt. Skewing proportions, playing with scale, and using 3D pop-up elements to demonstrate the intrusive and disproportionate nature of trauma and show the way memory distorts and reshapes lived experience.
Bayou Greenbelt Signage
Michael Castiel, the Director of Community Services for the City of Lake Charles, approached Art Design Collective (DECO) during September of 2025. The regional Bayou Greenbelt development project is focused on improving the integration of nature into the city of Lake Charles and its waterways. The primary way in which these elements are planned for future improvements is by encouraging tourists and residents of the city to explore the waterways that form a loop around the city. Art DECO was appointed to unify branding and develop signage, icons and maps for the project.
Parker Pryce
PARKER PRYCE CUTS A PROMO INTRODUCING HIMSELF TO ARC WRESTLING [Camera begins on interviewer to announce Parker Pryce] COREY ROBINSON: Ladies and gentleman, please allow me to introduce ARC Wrestling’s newest- [Pryce burst into frame and aggressively shoves Robinson off frame.] [Pryce stands there alone.] [Pryce reaches for a cigarette, lights it, and inhales.] [Long exhale and then stares at the camera.] PARKER PRYCE: ARC Wrestling has been praying on their hands and knees for Parker Pryce to walk through the door and save the day but that’s the thing, I’m not here to save the day.
Too Little
I am a storyteller at heart; the nuances of the human form and its range of expressions and experiences intrigue me. The complexities of the body and mind lead to many opportunities in narrative work. Body language and facial expressions create a story of their own whether they are in harmony or competing. Clay begins as a very malleable material that gives me the freedom to change these characters as I learn who they are. Once I am confident in my character, the clay transforms into a material that is solidified and permanent. I find a lot of strength and confidence in this process.
Self portrait
It began as a clay sculpture that was then used to make the mold to cast the plaster piece.
Hello Neighbor
“Hello Neighbor" is a carved linoleum print done in black ink. This piece was originally created for a class assignment in which we had to carve a portrait of someone using various line widths throughout the piece to create shadows and shapes to make up their form. I choose to do a self portrait based off a photo my father took. During the sketching phase I noticed a surreal element developing that became more pronounced in the curving process and chose to capitalize on this element.
Self portrait
This drawing is a self-portrait that reflects my interests at the time of making this. I had a fascination with older, European styles in clothing and aesthetic. I wanted to portray myself in a time and clothing style that seems out of place, so it adds interest rather than drawing myself as people always see me. The clothes that I’m wearing in the piece are things I own, but whenever I wear them out, I feel as though I’m playing a character. That is why the details on the clothes are less detailed than the face to capture the essence of a costume rather than a normal outfit for me.
Blow
There is no glaze on this piece to obstruct the viewer’s ability to observe the clay itself. Made with the intention of exploring the medium without concept. The irregular, undulating walls of this bottle create many edges and shadows for the texture of the pot to reveal itself. As the pot was thrown, it was made to be smooth and there was almost no texture. Through the firing process, the Calcium Carbonate in the clay produced this rough texture with many small protrusions. These, however, are not stagnant and will, as many have, become white specks that interrupt the deep brown surface.
The Dinner Party
This piece was a part of a project that focused on immersion into lithography, a medium which has endured for more than two centuries. The LA Litho Project was supported by the Louisiana Division of the Arts and was administered through the Shreveport Regional Arts Council. LA Litho engaged a selected group of art students, including Raine, from Northwestern State, in not only the creative side of this project, but also the administrative side of grant writing and management.
Under the direction and supervision of Assistant Professor Edgar Cano, students worked with Mexican lithographer Yumali Torres, then developed 12 editions of a lithography portfolio, provided an educational workshop for junior high and high school students, and exhibited the portfolio.
After Sunlight
I created this piece for one of my Painting II assignments. The assignment was to make a portrait or landscape, but limit the colors based on different kinds of color temperatures. Many of the examples were from artists such as Claude Monet and Felix Vallotton. I decided to do a self-portrait using a picture we took for a past assignment. I decided on the colors: red, orange, yellow, and blue. I believe that these colors create interesting contrasts and effectively highlight the lights and darks in the piece. I am very proud of this painting, and I hope that you will enjoy it as well.
In Sickness and In Health
Forgotten
Communion
Heteromphora
Bruised bubble