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Video Abstract for The Theodorus Variation
No full textIn this video abstract, I talk about the Spiral of Theodorus, and its reversal
Auscultating left lobe posterior
No full textAuscultating left lobe posteriorhttps://ir.lib.uwo.ca/clinicalskills_respexam/1080/thumbnail.jp
A Very Important Award
No full textPen and paper on genuine collegiate award, 5 by 7 inches, 2021.
My work has a cathartic function, allowing me to recontextualize my history and feelings about relevant issues through objects-turned-art. However, my work does not exist to only serve myself. Ingrained in my works are motifs and other real-world connections that give the audience a place to start from and then explore. I breach my own privacy by allowing others to vicariously relive my perspective; others are able to relate my experiences to their own lives when recognizing familiar imagery or echoed concepts.
I was the product of a doomed collision between different backgrounds, inheriting trauma from colonialist-rooted domestic abuse; my paternal grandfather is an immigrant who married my upper-class-settler grandmother. My maternal Black grandmother married my Dutch immigrant grandfather. Both families made my mother and father harbor so much shame and depression that when they met by chance, they abused each other for years before I was born: the literal separation and new target.
I was raised to believe I had no place in the world and had to earn the privilege of being loved. I felt for so long I had to prove I was worth the air I breathed, justifying my existence by breaking my body and mind, and perpetuating the cycle of abuse on myself. I was to carry my family names, bleed, produce success, and repeat until I died. While I succeeded for many years, every very important award I got rung hallow through my soul. What mattered was the sense of belonging.
It wasn’t until I felt unconditional love that I realized that my value wasn’t attached to conventional success. I do not have to continue my family’s legacy of oppression, either subjected to or enacting. I don’t have to bleed to prove myself worthy of love. Now those very important awards serve as heirlooms of suffering
Mindless Divers of The Lagoon
No full textacrylic paint on wood canvas
This artwork extends between two canvasses to capture a figurative and abstract depiction of my story. The figurative side (left side) represents Black women mindlessly diving into spontaneous plans or ideas, hence the name Mindless Divers of The Lagoon. The abstract side (right side) represents bliss from the spontaneous actions and the lack of regret that resulted from them. The simplified, elongated bodies go in different directions depicting the positive and unexpected paths unrestricted actions can have in life. The significance of this artwork is to remind Black women to ignore what others may think of their actions and be spontaneous. It only hurts themselves and prevents growth, happiness, and gained life experiences when refraining from being free to your truest self. Some Black women may feel that they must share a certain image with society, but what is the value of an image if it is a product of restrain.https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/upliftingblackness_images/1026/thumbnail.jp
Right upper lobe posterior 1
No full textRight upper lobe posterior 1https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/clinicalskills_respexam/1028/thumbnail.jp
Auscultating upper right lobe
No full textAuscultating upper right lobehttps://ir.lib.uwo.ca/clinicalskills_respexam/1045/thumbnail.jp
Auscultating left lower lobe posterior
No full textAuscultating left lower lobe posteriorhttps://ir.lib.uwo.ca/clinicalskills_respexam/1084/thumbnail.jp
Nursing Right Upper Quadrant SP002
No full textNursing_Right Upper Quadrant_SP002https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/clinicalskills_abdominalexam/1043/thumbnail.jp
Nursing Left Upper Quadrant Audio SP002
No full textNursing_Left Upper Quadrant_ Audio SP002https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/clinicalskills_abdominalexam/1040/thumbnail.jp
Nursing abdo assessment upper right quad DSC01135
No full textNursing_abdo assessment upper right quadhttps://ir.lib.uwo.ca/edu_nursing/1008/thumbnail.jp