“I Call Her Goddess and I Call Her Chaos were created as means of exploration into the world of collage art. They was inspired by the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat as well as Carlos Fama. The intention of I Call Her Goddess is to show black women’s ethereal beauty. This piece was inspired by the original photograph taken by JD Barnes for AFROPOLiTAiN Magazine. Immediately, I thought that this woman must be a goddess. The intention of I Call Her Chaos is to show the strength and beauty of black women. One word came to mind upon seeing the original photograph by Dennis C. Valdez: ‘powerful.’ I created this piece to showcase the calm resilience of the black woman when faced with chaos.”