“My work started when I read Wendy Cope's poem "The Orange," describing a hilariously sized orange the speaker shares with her friends, and their newfound appreciation with day to day living. My thesis aims to explore oranges as a soft-spoken yet potent symbol of love throughout history and cultures, and our universal, human tendency to make meaning out of the mundane. My exhibition is a showcase of mixed media illustrations, each based on an aspect of language, tradition, or personal accounts involving oranges that tell another; "I love you. I'm glad I exist."”