My work examines nuances of counterculture archetypes within narratives of personal experience and geography, pop culture, and the social mystifications around individuals often categorized as social deviants—members of various subcultures that include punks, metal heads, skateboarders, and bicycle motocross (BMX) riders. As an artist I am engaged in the poetic pursuit of failure, parallels of which I find in both painting and subcultural sports, with a focus on BMX and skateboarding. As a woman who participates in BMX, I interpret feminine empowerment through abject expression, highlighting injuries sustained from these brands of male dominated sports, while still opening an art historical dialog. Using a multitude of traditional art, material languages, and installation, I build an immersive experience that offers a new perspective into these worlds. The work examines intersections and contrasts between the reality and fantasy of these performers and their relative environments. Through observation and anecdote, I find the idea of a person more compelling when it lives in this popular imagination—one with a tenuous connection to lived reality.