I use a combination of digital tools and tangible media to create art from a place of lived absurdity: the absurdity of being brown, disabled, and trans in America.
I love queer pop culture and internet subcultures that share an IYKYK language, and how they make insiders of people who usually move through society as outsiders.
I am currently building a series that decontextualizes ancient 2000s memes, treating them as subjects of both pop art and radical nonsense.
email: spidermymans@gmail.com
instagram: @thespidermymans
(current project) The 5-image Meme series will include the following: Philosoraptor, Lenin Cat, Hipster Cat, Socially Awesome Awkward Penguin, and Socially Awkward Awesome Penguin.
Reference - Original Meme
Philosoraptor by Sam Smith
2008
400px x 400px
Philosoraptor #1 (digital)
2025
Procreate software
2048px x 2048px
Philosoraptor #1 (tangible)
2025
acrylic, puff paint, sequins on canvas
36" x 36"
currently on view at Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD through August 11, 2025.
Queer Fetish Series
(on pause) The Queer Fetish series will explore facets of kink subcultures. Fetish objects are deeply personal to the individual and are recognizable iconography within kink communities. These objects often flag-- or signal --community affiliation to members and non-members.
If you are a queer person interested in modeling your kink gear for this series, please reach out via email. Live modeling sessions are not required; digital and tangible images will be created from photographs.
XTRM (digital)
2025
Procreate software
24" x 24"
XTRM (tangible)
2025
acrylic, puff paint, sequins on canvas
24" x 24"
pending acceptance to Night Owl Gallery, Baltimore, MD