Quarantine Day 121, 2020
ID: A teardrop-shaped hosta leaf on a black background. Printed in the chlorophyll is a self-portrait while wearing a face mask. My face takes up the whole leaf and only one eye is visible through overgrown sweeping hair. The face mask is decorated with vine and leaf patterns.
Pandemic Eugenics II, 2020
ID: A bright red and orange maple leaf. Stamped into the leaf are the words ‘Sacrifice the Weak” quoted from April 2020 open up the country protests.
Quarantine Day 7, 2020
ID: A round brown hydrangea leaf on a black background. Printed in the light umber chlorophyll is a self-portrait where half my face is lit by the sun and my head and eyes are tilted upward.
Untitled, 2021
ID: An oval-shaped spotted begonia leaf. The left side of the leaf is frayed. Printed into the chlorophyll is a silhouette behind a curtain from The Elephant Man.
Quarantine Day 527, 2022
ID: A round hosta leaf. Printed in the chlorophyll is my shadow reflected in a swimming pool. Surrounding my shadows are wavy patterns of refracted light in the water.
Quarantine Day 395 (Post Injection Radical Rest), 2021
ID: An oval-shaped hosta leaf on a black background. Printed into the chlorophyll is two legs extended with feet bent in towards each other. On the right thigh is a small piece of tissue blotting the bleeding from an immunosuppressive injection.
Quarantine Day 138 (30th Anniversary of the ADA), 2020/2021
ID: A round hosta leaf on a black background. There is a large vertical hole running through the middle of the leaf. Printed in the chlorophyll is the text from the ADA website in the summer of 2020. It reads: "*COVID-19 ALERT: Fraudulent Face Mask Flyers* The Department of Justice has been made aware of postings or flyers on the internet regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the use of face masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of which include the Department of Justice’s seal. These postings were not issued by the Department and are not endorsed by the Department. The Department urges the public not to rely on the information contained in these postings and to visit ADA.gov for ADA information issued by the Department.“
Some of the text disappears off the margins and the hole in the leaf.
Quarantine Day 390 (Please and Thank You), 2021
ID: A diagonal hosta leaf on a black background. Printed in the chlorophyll on the lower left side of the leaf is a wrinkled and aged poster with the text “Out of respect for our more vulnerable customers PLEASE wear a face mask. THANK YOU!!”
Pandemic Eugenics XXI (Vaccine Deprioritization), 2021
ID: A green ivy leaf on a black background. Stamped into the leaf is the text “Unwanted Task”. This is a reference to Connecticut’s decision to not prioritize high-risk communities for vaccines citing that figuring out who to prioritize and how to do it was an “unwanted task”.
Blood Draw (Hashimoto's Diagnosis) March 2020
ID: A hosta leaf on a black background. Printed into the green chlorophyll is my arm extended with one hand stretched to the side. On my upper forearm are gauze and medical tape from after a blood draw.
Covid WInter, 2021
ID: A decaying flowering dogwood leaf on a black background. The withered leaf has many holes in it and is stamped with the text “Covid Winter”.
Quarantine Day 450 (The Ephemeral Gait of a Crip Walking), 2021
ID: Two calla lily leaves placed horizontally on a black background. On each leaf, printed in the chlorophyll, is a cascading series of my shadow as I walk.
I Live In Crip Time, 2021
ID: A vertical hosta leaf on a black background. Printed in the chlorophyll is a hand holding a necklace with a spoon pendant up to the sun. I’m the middle is a black text box with white text “in Crip Time”.
Out/Patient, 2021
ID: A vertical spotted begonia leaf with hues of yellow, green, and a little pink on a black background. Printed in the chlorophyll is a hospital waiting room with large letters spelling “OUTPATIENT” just outside the window.
Quarantine Day 75, 2021
ID: A pinstripe calathea leaf on a black background. The leaf is a light yellow-green. Printed in the chlorophyll is a self-portrait. There are striped shadows from window blinds horizontal across the print obscuring parts of my face and body.
Quarantine Day 610, 2022
ID: A vertical oval-shaped hosta leaf on a black background. In the foreground of the chlorophyll print is my overflowing long hair, which leads up to my face, wearing a face mask and half in shadow.
Quarantine Day 496, 2021
ID: An oval-shaped hosta leaf on a black background. Printed into the chlorophyll is a building's facade and a sign that reads "Shots Available. Ask RX." The leaf has many holes in it and in the negative space of the sky is a bird flying past the sign.
Untitled (180,000 Lost and Counting) August 26, 2020
ID: A heart-shaped hosta leaf on a black background. Printed in the chlorophyll is an empty hospital bed, lit by the natural light of a nearby window.
Quarantine Day 213 (#CripTheVote), 2021
ID: A hosta leaf on a black background. The top of the leaf is tattered and full of holes. Printed in the chlorophyll is a curb with a sign “Election Ballot Box” and an arrow pointing to the left.
Quarantine Day 280, 2021
ID: A green oval-shaped hosta leaf on a black background. The leaf is going diagonally across the frame with the leaf stem in the top left. Printed into the chlorophyll is a self-portrait where my eyes and face masks are visible. The rest of my face and hair gradually disappear into the leaf.