Playdate is a series of small abstract works that revisits and reimagines an earlier collaborative piece developed during my residency at the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling. In that project, children were invited to co-direct a digital composition in Illustrator, making decisions about color, form, and arrangement while I guided the process. Playdate builds on that spirit of improvisation and shared authorship—but this time, the play is self-directed. These works mark a conscious return to geometric abstraction as a space of possibility, where I test the limits of color and shape to explore what emerges when intuition leads. Rendered in a defined but joyful palette, each piece balances spontaneity with structure, inviting viewers to consider abstraction as both exploration and memory.

Playdate Study No. 1 introduces the series with a burst of energy—diagonal lines, overlapping shapes, and a saturated palette that moves confidently between mint green, lavender, peach, and deep plum. A transparent arc cuts across the surface, like a gesture drawn in midair, anchoring the more angular, puzzle-like composition beneath. There’s a tension between containment and movement: the edges feel pressed, almost exploding outward, while the central shapes nest into one another like stacked paper cutouts. This study feels particularly playful in its asymmetry, testing how soft tones and hard edges can coexist without hierarchy. It’s both grounded and buoyant—a fitting opening note for a series rooted in experimentation.