My practice examines Black identity within a fragmented American context, using materials that navigate impermanence and preservation. Denim, an archive of endurance, carries history through its adaptability, while olive oil, bleach, pastel, and chalk embody ephemerality—marking, fading, and transforming over time. Through layering and reconstruction, my work resists erasure, asserting Black existence as self-sustaining, whole even in its fluidity. Like well-worn objects that outlast their intended use, my materials speak to a quiet resilience—not demanding recognition, but persisting, full and unfaltering. This practice is both a record and a reclamation—an ongoing act of becoming.