"Bloom Within: Cultivating a Radiant Soul" is my debut collection. This body of work explores the powerful connection to my South Asian heritage, celebrating resilience, growth, and the reclamation of inner power.

As a woman of color navigating the intersections of Latin, Black, and the fragmented South Asian heritage and influences, I have often felt the weight of societal expectations. The pandemic provided a transformative pause to process trauma and identity, leading me on a journey of "unraveling." Through the creative process, I reconnected with my inner shakti (power).

Each mixed-media piece features female figures adorned with cultural symbols - saris, bangles, and henna - layered with acrylic, oil pastel, and gold leaf. Grounded in the principle of ahimsa (non-violence), these paintings are a visual revolution of self-acceptance. They serve as an invitation for every goddess to cultivate her inner fire and thrive within her unique radiance.

Poolside Echoes grew from an unexpected parallel: the historic stepwells of Jaipur, India’s Pink City, and the light-filled surfaces of a modern swimming pool. Tile, water and shadow. Two very different places built for the same pause.

Both spaces ask the same thing: slow down. Look beneath the surface.