Internal changes so frequently lead us to feel as if our external selves have been altered. The constant gaze of the outside world is amplified, peering even closer, turning us inside out.
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The PMS project is an attempt to create a dialogue on the premenstrual syndrome that has been declared "taboo" or "unreal" for years. The PMS project allows the audience to experience different perspectives on PMS via gifs/animations and consists of artists from different countries and socio-cultural backgrounds.
Illustration for the New York Times book review of Jacqueline Bublitz’s suspenseful debut novel, “Before You Knew My Name.”
“In a risky move on Bublitz’s part, Alice is our narrator, watching events unfold after her murder. For a novel with a dead narrator, however, “Before You Knew My Name” crackles with life and energy. It is a tour de force of imagination, empathy and righteous fury. Dead girls rarely get to be fully realized in crime fiction, and Alice seizes the speaking role.” - Flynn Berry
Illustration for Bitch magazine on the changing landscape of American women's gymnastics.
In the wake of decades of abuse coming to light, US Women's gymnastics is going through a reckoning. How are professional gymnastics changing now that these young female athletes are making themselves heard and seen?
“The sea change in women’s gymnastics has the potential to make a sport with a narrow life cycle in the United States healthier, better-paid, and more rewarding for athletes. And as more gymnasts like Biles and Lee speak bluntly about the capitalist imperatives that have circumscribed their choices and words, it’s possible to imagine a sport that is nurturing rather than punishing, transparent rather than secretive.” - Helen Li
Illustrations published on Curbed.com for the longread ‘Sound and the city’ on noise pollution and the increasing scarcity of silence. I was inspired by the idea of sound as a predator, linking this sensitivity to our prehistoric roots. Also striking was the the lack of quiet specifically for communities of color. I imagined this constant hum of noise as both an external, and an internal vibration.
Illustration for the thriller edition of the New York Times book review, covering Katie Gutierrez’s novel, “More Than You’ll Ever Know”. A twisty narrative searching for one woman’s motivation to lead a destructive double life.
“The clear question at the center of Gutierrez’s novel is this: What would possess a woman to betray her seemingly happy family with an arrangement that is so clearly doomed from the start? What was she thinking and what was the grand plan? The explanation begins somewhere in frog-boiling territory — “How could one dance lead to this?” Lore asks at one point when the water is already quite hot — and winds its way into suicide mission.” - Chandler Baker
Today Tab International
Three pieces that focused on inclusive fitness, showing a variety of exercises being performed at various levels of intensity.
A personal series that looks into the softness, expansion, and compression of motherhood through the lens of morning routines.
This is an ongoing meditation and series. I consider these images, and images like these to be the private self made public. By sharing these quiet moments on social media, I invite connection to the experience of others. These moments that feel so personal, how can they also be so universal?
Illustration for the New York Times book review of Julie Lyttcott-Haims’ “Mom Genes” about searching for the science behind the maternal instinct.
“The book’s central question therefore is not “What makes a good mother?” but “Am I a good mother?” When the research fails to deliver and the circumstances of her own life become challenging, she pleads rhetorically: How can the science on maternal instinct speak to a woman’s “complex and shifting social milieu?” It can’t. Tucker is forced to study her lived experience for answers to her existential questions.” - Julie Lythcott-Haims
Nationwide Campaign
This project focused on body positive and gender fluid imagery to promote the skincare brand Sol de Janeiro’s message of inclusivity in the beauty industry. These colorful images evoke the vibes of Brazil and have been been used in displays and installations at events and in-store at Sephoras nationwide.
Five images from this series were selected for the Society Of Illustrators 2019 Annual, Illustrators 62.
Illustration for the New York Times book review of Marlowe Granados’ “Happy Hour” about two twenty-somethings living the quintessential carefree New York summer, reserved for the charming, beautiful, and effortlessly cool.
“By the end of her summer in the city, she has a sharpened sense of where charm can take her — of where she might like to go and how she might go about getting there. “You can’t buy charm, but you can certainly spend it,” she observes as the book nears its close. “You can certainly withhold it too.” - Molly Fischer
A piece for NPR Life Kit to accompany an episode on knowing your rights when confronted by Police. Stoked to have worked on this.
“If you're stopped or pulled over by police, remember that you're entitled to certain rights and protections. NPR's Noel King spoke with attorney Atteeyah Hollie about what to keep in mind.”
Illustration for the New York Times book review of Megan Abbott’s novel, “Beware The Woman” in which the protagonist stumbles out of a dramatic comedy and into a horror plot.
“Oh, to possess the heedless innocence of a character in a horror movie. We wring our hands like maiden aunts as they mosey blithely into danger: What could possibly go wrong in this cobwebbed basement/cabin in the woods/polygamist doomsday cult?
Even the inanimate objects in Megan Abbott’s “Beware the Woman,” though, can’t seem to stop screaming at the novel’s almost perversely compliant narrator, Jacy, that the life she believes to be a romantic dramedy has tipped heavily into psychological thriller. Wi-Fi signals blink and drop out; landlines go dead in the night. There is, in fact, a nefarious cabin in the woods.” - Leah Greenblatt
Capturing Californian ennui for the New York Times book review of “The Beforeland” by Corinna Vallianatos.
“Vallianatos’s haunting and precise writing captures the folly of believing in possibility in a country where capitalism is king and most are left out of its abundance.” - Karolina Waclawiak
Summing up white elitist liberalism for the New York Time book review of David Leavitt’s “Shelter in Place”.
“There is an art to writing about unlikable people while still engaging the reader to invest in their indulgence, vanity and, yes, happiness.” - Michael Callahan
Today Tab International
This series appeared on the Apple Today Tab on International Women’s Day. The article highlighted female developers for gaming apps, learning apps, and lifestyle apps. These illustrations show bold, inquisitive, active women that fill the frame.
“As part of third version PMS augmented reality exhibition, our third gif artist is Hayley Powers (she/her). “In the lead up to menstruation my anxiety becomes overbearing and sometimes unmanageable. Despite feeling exhausted with panic and dread, I press on as if nothing is different, only deepening the feeling of isolation.” Hayley Powers uses bold shapes and colors in her work as a representation of both physical and emotional density. Her illustration work centers allyship, diversity, and body positivity through dynamic and graphic image making. When she isn’t working, Hayley spends time with her son, pets, and plants, recording the passing moments in a comic diary (vesselandvoid)” - Oh My PMS
This illustration appeared in BUST Magazine’s 25th anniversary issue accompanying a short article on the importance of clinic escorts, and steps on how to become one.
“Clinic escorting, after all, is pretty simple: you’re opening a (literal) door to people seeking reproductive care. Escorts mitigate the chaos and, sometimes, the danger of a sidewalk full of anti-abortion protesters.” - Caitlin Van Horn
Today Tab
A poster created with the iPad and Apple Pencil for the Apple Today Tab. Leading up to the 1st anniversary of the Women’s March, Apple talked to me about how to make an effective poster, and how users might go about making their own. “Power to the polls” was the 2018 Women’s March slogan, encouraging voters to show up to the midterm elections in November.
Illustrations created for the blog Brown Paper Bag to accompany an article on the ICON10 speaker panel “The state of freelance illustration.” During this talk one of the panelists said that we are in a “second golden age of illustration,” speaking of the illustrator’s influence on current events, and our growing ability to weigh in with our own opinions and personal values through social media. Wider representation within the illustration community was also a topic that resonated with me.
Today Tab
A poster created with the iPad and Apple Pencil for the Apple Today Tab. This illustration highlighted the national walkout organized by American high school students protesting gun violence in response to the Parkland school shooting.
Lede and 4 spots to accompany a New York Times Sunday Style piece on summer footwear tips for men. The takeaway: feet don’t have to be nasty!
Today Tab
On the 1st anniversary of the Women’s March on Washington, these illustrations appeared on the Apple today tab accompanying an article on the different subgroups marching and the apps they use to organize.
A series of black and white illustrations that serve as the section icons for the Australian online magazine Win Win, which is aimed at empowering young women.
Influence X Design by Harvard Graduate School of Design
A series of illustrated and hand-lettered posters that drove color direction and branding for the Influence X Design Harvard Annual Design Conference held in Cambridge Massachusetts. In creating the illustrations I thought about how designers investigate their surroundings and re-imagined them as explorers in a jungle; interviewing, watching, and recording.
Women’s March on Washington and sister marches worldwide 2017
A week before the Women’s March on Washington I sat down to make myself a protest poster. There were so many things I was enraged about, it was difficult to boil these emotions down into a single image or slogan. I decided to engage the public by opening 10 commission slots for free posters with their desired messages. What resulted over the course of a week was this series of illustrations, and a newfound drive to use my work to be an agent of change. These ten posters were printed and carried by women at marches in Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, New York City, Washington D.C., and Barcelona. I was amazed to see the reach of my work, and was proud to be so many places at once. Download a free poster here for your own use.
“Viva La Mujer” was selected by American Illustration 36
“We March Together” won the MoCCa 2017 Silver Award of Excellence
Hyrsteria Zine
An Illustration drawn to accompany Phoebe Cochran’s poem “Seventy Dollars” published in the the second issue of Hyrsteria.
“HYRSTERIA is a zine highlighting social differences that challenge us in our day-to-day lives— gender, race, class, sexuality, ability, age, culture and so on. It is a testimony of truth, fiction, and everything in-between while addressing struggle and oppression in it’s various forms. These stories, investigations, and artworks are written and illustrated by folks who are, for the most part, based in Baltimore. We hope this very first issue inspires you and connects you to the narratives and experiences of others.”
Blunderbuss Magazine
Blunderbuss Magazine released their first print issue in the fall of 2016, a truly divisive time in politics. As a magazine committed to a radical humanist point of view, Blunderbuss took the cultural climate head on, dubbing the printed literary mag “The Democracy Issue.” My cover illustration served as a reflection on the 2016 presidential campaign. A bad dream.
An event poster illustrated for the coffee roaster Wrecking Ball in San Francisco.
