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Senior Thesis

The Gilded Otherworld: A Lucid Dream
My 2025 thesis explores neuropsychological understandings of the sleep cycle represented through a series of dreamscapes. Through 9 acrylic paintings, I demonstrate my relationship with deep sleep, restlessness, imagination, and the world I create behind closed eyes.

Stage I: Quieting (The Storm)

Stage I: Quieting (The Storm)

Stage II: Entering

Stage II: Entering

Stage III: Preparing

Stage III: Preparing

REM: Mind's- Eye Me

REM: Mind's- Eye Me

REM: Wandering

REM: Wandering

Wake & Stage I

Wake & Stage I

Stage II: Lucid Reformation

Stage II: Lucid Reformation

Stage III: The coronation

Stage III: The coronation

REM: Collapsing

REM: Collapsing

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