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. 4 leans into contrast and curvature, with a palette that shifts seamlessly between warm peach tones and saturated lavenders, punctuated by midnight blue and deep oxblood. The composition is anchored by a dark circular form and a teardrop-shaped embellishment that echo each other in color but diverge in geometry. A clear acrylic arch subtly frames the central area, amplifying the piece’s symmetry while softening its playful jagged border. There’s a layered quality to this work—formally and emotionally—where joy, structure, and subtle melancholy commingle through shape and color. The effect is one of gentle balance and curious mood.