Like me, my work once existed as two separate beings. There was the artwork that expressed the part of me that existed in Fresno as an openly bisexual artist, and the other that showed the more intimate parts of growing up in Sanger, as a son in the closet. Both halves are equally sacred to who I've become as a person, despite much of the anxieties and fears that formulated within some of the memories. I now exist as one being, as does my work. It pulls from the religious iconography I grew up with, as well as the queer experiences that exist within this second adolescence. These relics come in the form of old photos, prayer beads, crosses, and imagery of love outside of the closet. I find that all these objects and symbols hold a certain power, and recontextualizing many of the religious icons have aided in my acceptance of self. Above all, collecting these memories within the reliquaries I construct are a way of honoring and acknowledging all my experiences, good or bad.