sugarcoat (ed)

I never knew the value of the date stamp on an old envelope until I began trying to reconstruct my childhood.

Sugarcoat (ed) mines the fragments of my childhood archive—documents, photographs, letters, and state files—to piece together a life with missing parts.

2025—current

A yellow sticky note with the word 'Sugarcoat' written in pink ink, stuck on a pink surface.
A close-up view of a large stack of colorful papers and documents, with a focus on the edges and the variety of paper colors.
A scrapbook page with decorated borders, handwritten notes in blue ink, and several photographs of multi-story homes. There are sticky notes with handwritten dates and notes, and background floral paper.
A scrapbook page with various notes and photos. Notes include information about schools, addresses, and names in Springfield, VA, and Chuckey, TN. Some notes are written on sticky notes and in black marker, mentioning grades, family members, and locations. There are photos of residential buildings, houses, and street scenes, with one photo showing a multi-story apartment complex and another showing a detached house.