Selected commissioned artworks.

Sinulog, woman and Santo Niño
approx. 40x 28 cm

(commissioned by @tatecollective for Women's History Month inspired by Fiona Tan's Saint Sebastian)

Sinulog is a festival celebrating the introduction of Catholicism to the people (and by consequence a celebration of violent imperial rejection of pre-existing indigenous beliefs). Sinulog, coming from the Cebuano adverb 'sulog' also describes the rhythmic forward-backwards movement of the dance which mimics the movement of water.

It's a piece that explores intersections of women in celebration, ritual, and religion, as well as the gaze of the traveller/tourist vs an embodied personal gaze. As a third culture kid growing up in the UK, the history and origins of such tradition(s) is knowledge that often gets lost and left untranslated so it was nice to be able to learn something about my heritage in the making of this.

Ceremonial Handfasting
approx. 42x30cm

Commissioned as a gift for a newly-wed couple, based on traditions of handfasting.

To us // For you
approx. 29 x 21cm

A personal gift.

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