BLOOM

BLOOM is an autobiographical sculptural series that explores the journey of queer self-acceptance through specific stages of my life. Using the symbolic nature of flora and their seasonal bloom to represent the evolution of self, these sculpture vases explore moments in my personal experience in accepting my sexuality. From growing up in a rural, religious community with set standards of gender to acknowledging my queerness to accepting it, each vase captures a transitional period when my own stage of acceptance bloomed.