For the NYT Styles section, I was commissioned to make art for a piece dedicated to exploring how the word “MOTHER” has a new context in current-day culture. Throughout the process, I found myself being inspired by ballroom culture, RuPaul’s drag race, and popstars that I myself consider mother (i.e: Beyonce, Diana Ross, Janet Jackson, etc.) It was important to both me and the art director that the visual direction of the artwork never lost its campiness or fun.