In First Trip to the Museum, two young sisters stand hand in hand before a towering Rothko, bathed in orange and yellow. With their backs turned to us, they become both observers and the observed. They are blank canvases in posture, yet rich with story in the details of their dresses. Through intricate layers of collage, their garments reveal the beauty, complexity, and emotional depth already embedded in their short lives.

This piece is both a memory and a wish—a tribute to the transformative power of art institutions and the lives they touch. Museums changed my life. They opened doors I didn’t know existed, revealing not just paintings, but possibilities. First Trip to the Museum is a love letter to that first spark of wonder. It's a visual prayer that every child—especially Black and brown children—might know the magic of being seen, inspired, and forever altered by art.