BRANDING- TRASHPALACE
Personal worldbuilding and storytelling brand and identity project for exhibition.
Original logo typography created from found archival letterforms. Artifacts created analog. Postcards and posters printed with risograph.
Set of 4 original stained glass windows.
Project Statement:
Historical records suggest the property began as a private country club established in the early twentieth century on land owned by a prominent American family. Following the death of its original owner, the estate was inherited by his only son who, according to personal accounts, letters, and oral histories, quietly transformed the grounds into an underground social space for queer performers, socialites, and drifters.
By the late 1960s, the estate had reportedly been reintroduced under a new name: Trashpalace.
Operating almost entirely through word of mouth, Trashpalace existed outside formal documentation. Its history survives largely through fragmented recollections passed between former guests, lovers, staff, and descendants.
The objects presented here are believed to be the only surviving material evidence of the site’s existence. They were discovered among the personal effects of an unidentified woman—presumed to have been a frequent visitor—within a private family archive belonging to her granddaughter.
Whether Trashpalace functioned as refuge, performance, rebellion, or myth remains uncertain. What remains are the artifacts.
BRANDING- AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE!
Full rebrand of a Los Angeles non profit. Inspired by 22mm film, and vintage film production company branding.
Created multiple assets across platforms, and created various situational mockups. Generated original copy, and imagery to be used for promotional material.
BRANDING- BEV BUDS!
Branding project. Tasked with creating a brand concept, visual identity, and a “Launch” of a holiday campaign for “Bev Buds”- a monthly drink subscription service. Created original copy, brand assets and brand campaign concept- an advent calender.
PRINT- BIMBO ISSUE!
Printed zine publication investigating the online culture of "BimboCore" and the emergence of the reclamation of the term. Limited series.
PRINT- BLOOD MONEY!
Digital zine investigating the politics of menstruation. From the cycle of shame to the buisiness of blood.Original content and writing from personal thesis.
PRINT- LA GUIDE TO THRIFTING
Risograph printed physical zine. All original content and illustrations.
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