A collage contrasting two contemporary artists and how they each explore a subversive creative practice through analog crafts and digital content creation.
Poison Oak is a drag-inflected interpretive persona I created to discuss plants, wildfire, and environmental justice without being dismissed as “woo” or nostalgia. The character aims to reframe eco-monsters as neighbors who can teach us about boundaries, care, and accountability in the Anthropocene.
For this text-as-image graphic design assignment, I highlighted anti-authoritarian parallels between 1992 and 2024 by quoting Rage Against the Machine song lyrics.
Being able to return to what I thought was an abandoned photojournalism degree path with a social justice focus will ensure I thrive in my time at UCSC.