When we’re young, we think we’ll live forever. As we age, we recognize the transient and fragile nature of life. In this series, "The Stories We Keep,” I use still life as an allegory for the passage of time. Through the use of metaphor and memory, I have addressed fundamental emotions associated with time such as nostalgia, regret, wonder, and optimism and have come to terms with a personal and perhaps the universal quest to delay the passage time. In asking ourselves what lies beyond these cherished objects, we come closer to connecting with the answers we seek.
![Roses Aging Gracefully](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/d10c247f-5c52-4d8d-8522-4ca4475b3694_rw_1200.jpg?h=1940ab51cc408e28ede1c4edd602ea16)
Roses Aging Gracefully
![Tangerine Dystopia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/1742b1bf-341e-472f-80fa-51a63987349c_rw_1200.jpg?h=381bbfe74a452ddf885ff7523a1334e1)
Tangerine Dystopia
![The Non-Conformist](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/407f04c8-b660-439f-b157-dc478ede3de0_rw_1200.jpg?h=0905e5a62757b5e09f96c1fee1ad6fcd)
The Non-Conformist
![Abundance](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/e8a163cd-b7de-4ae1-bdb3-80931fcb1ed0_rw_1200.jpg?h=7ec9c95c1487cea999231d00fcc83276)
Abundance
![Party's Over](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/bdb2b717-b789-4605-8161-2857ac362154_rw_1200.jpg?h=f40b401aede3b5c18d7a3db7f4d45c5f)
Party's Over
![Timeworn](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/cfc23f9b-335e-45eb-bfbd-72e570756a82_rw_1200.jpg?h=401f98b01f4944fa2e9151ee0101595f)
Timeworn
![Solitary](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/0187717f-9632-468e-8ea6-7db572506afc_rw_1200.jpg?h=9a963fb33cb141ecfc1309925aab8820)
Solitary
![Non-Conforming](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/b43c229d-bc1e-4a81-b968-7da29d971755_rw_1200.jpg?h=1de4db2ab15edc27e27449cf3e8b99e8)
Non-Conforming
![Exhausted](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/0ce14875-4fc8-4895-8455-da8d7df82056_rw_1200.jpg?h=19efca8a7835320998aef7485aac115d)
Exhausted
![Three Pears](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/d6fa9906-f271-4133-8947-7dd1a8ecc343_rw_1200.jpg?h=55572f4353b9982f0ff74c7e0f1168e0)
Three Pears
![Petals](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/85d50a42-f704-459f-8376-e6c8373c7394_rw_1200.jpg?h=a1e2df87d9322a74226cd85c15458592)
Petals
![Simple Entanglement](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/6ca6f244-1387-47f4-8743-b7813c930718_rw_1200.jpg?h=ba3aa6c74f55f9fec2c5dbab4d0e8d77)
Simple Entanglement
![Waning Beauty](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/a9c9a115-8f9c-4e05-9dca-45107185a4fc_rw_1200.jpg?h=5da84d3d4357cb9de1026add365f0dff)
Waning Beauty
![The Weight of Infinity](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/18fb8738-541f-461c-88a9-a14e2c832a20_rw_1200.jpg?h=470a3f0d641ce336d69a43b57d86ef92)
The Weight of Infinity
![A Refined Jungle](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/3e1a680a-8471-4442-aebf-1ab10a821773_rw_1200.jpg?h=c700c2ee4a40c70d01c8981e873e2e68)
A Refined Jungle
![Remnants](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/a391e9c3-2293-4cd8-9db0-9ff043b05958_rw_1200.jpg?h=c5d43e3ca8c356c3560aa7192a2de64e)
Remnants
![Coming to an End](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/c9943345-a96e-452e-b912-0b92b444dd6b_rw_1200.jpg?h=fbc67d32fdcf7f783a0c445488e5a5a1)
Coming to an End
![Night Bloom](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c91c3691-5d74-4187-986a-ad3733442d2d/3e890f16-b659-44ca-babe-8a52ed3978f0_rw_1200.jpg?h=c03aab8183a83f54e07c7afc65232b9c)