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. 3 leans into density and contrast, with a deep, moody palette of maroon, navy, plum, and lavender layered across a sharp-edged form. A pastel “X” shape punctuates the lower half, playful yet declarative, while a circular form nearby grounds the composition like a counterbalance. The transparent overlay cuts across diagonally, acting like a structural brace or a line of sight—quietly reinforcing the underlying geometry. There’s a satisfying compression to the whole arrangement: nothing feels accidental, yet everything feels in motion. The visual weight of darker tones is offset by moments of softness, suggesting that even within a rigid frame, color and shape can still feel loose, responsive, and curious.