Ancient drawing from high-school of my invented god of dreams, Somnus, who wore a blank mask as a face, which would be bartered and traded to the dreamer to allow them to control and live their dreams to the fullest, while Somnus would be granted a chance to live in the real world.

am i ever gonna love anything the way i loved fall out boy when i was 11? Digital photographs on cotton, foam core, felt, candles 2014

Each shrine represents a different adolescent first - some are more stereotypically teenage (first car, first kiss, first drink), while others are more specific to me (first time weighing myself, first time losing a friend). The photographs show the places these firsts happened, or the objects that I associate with the memory.

Using the white felt to indicate purity and the red candles to indicate impurity, the altars also reject the traditional notion of virginity. Instead of giving myself away, or losing a part of myself to these firsts, I have gained experiences as a woman, a friend, a fan, a sexual being; they have all contributed to who I am as a person, not taken something away. I am not tainted - I am learning.

The Ears of Jasper Johns, 1966