fire & earth Motherhood Blooms

Detail: Sanae Yasuda, Motherhood (lower right panel)

The artist Sanae Yasuda and I first connected after sharing space on the pages of issue 3.1 of The Purposeful Mayonnaise last year, going on to develop a mutual admiration of each other’s work. Sanae recently commissioned a poem for inclusion in the catalogue for a solo exhibition in Japan, and influenced by her piece,… Continue reading fire & earth Motherhood Blooms

The Raven Review Volume V, Issue 1

It is my pleasure to announce that my poem, Death’s Constellation has been included in the winter issue of The Raven Review. Founded in 2020 and based in Central Texas, the publication explores the human experience through dark, atmospheric writing. Death’s Constellation explores the permanence of death throughout history, and how the symbolic presence of… Continue reading The Raven Review Volume V, Issue 1

Red Light

Francis Bacon, Portrait of Henrietta Moraes (detail)

Red Light is one of two poems published in The Purposeful Mayonnaise Issue 3.1 in June 2023. It is inspired in part by the intimacy between husbands, wives and strangers. Red Light Your body quartered by sunlight Divided on linen. Beneath a ceiling fan’s Lazy orbit through Heavy air. Heeled steps echo beyond the door… Continue reading Red Light

Sabah Shoes

I recently completed a short project for Sabah Shoes, helping the company review and develop the product descriptions of their shoes on their website. The project also involved developing SEO descriptions for their search engine listing. The project started with a review of the product descriptions for Sabah’s best-selling styles. After pulling the current product… Continue reading Sabah Shoes

The Purposeful Mayonnaise Issue 3.1

Cover art by Ann Wong

My first published poems (SEPARATION and RED LIGHT) are available to read in Issue 3.1 of the literary and art journal, The Purposeful Mayonnaise. The full issue can be downloaded for free at the publication’s website. Print copies are also available to purchase. My gratitude goes to the editor for giving my first published work… Continue reading The Purposeful Mayonnaise Issue 3.1

NESO Journeys

NESO Journeys is a newly-launched travel service specializing in custom travel packages. Capitalizing on their first-hand experience of many international locations, NESO Journeys offers a level of personalized service that is rare in the travel sector. The project required copy for two pages on the company’s website. These provided an overview of the company’s mission… Continue reading NESO Journeys

Movements of the Mind

For the first solo show from artist Zach Wade, I was commissioned by Twelve Thirty Four to write an artist introduction for the show’s entrance, and creative prose to accompany the nine paintings on display. Three treatments of the artist introduction were submitted for the client to choose from. A narrative vignette was written for… Continue reading Movements of the Mind