at-home apothecary, or EXTRA STRENGTH + PAIN RELIEF is an interdisciplinary body of work that incorporates painting, drawing, and printmaking. Pulling directly from my personal medicine cabinet, studio, and bedside table, these works replicate and probe the various prescriptions, homeopathic remedies, texts, and even clothing used in an effort to find solace and healing.

At-home apothecary draws from lifelong management of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and personal experiences navigating medical and cultural support systems prevalent in Western society. From paintings of psychotropic medications to drawings of used Q-tips, this work engages experiences of physical ailment, addiction, and mental distress and the various ways these topics are obscured in North American culture. 

Through these autobiographical visuals and texts, I create space to question and critique ableist language and systems that stigmatize the mentally ill experience. This work implores the viewer to encounter the material and embodied realities of these lived experiences. Collectively, at-home apothecary, or EXTRA STRENGTH + PAIN RELIEF confronts stigmas surrounding illness and the messiness of healing.