Backspin

9×12 in, Charcoal on Toned Tan Paper, 11/13/25

A backspin in a game of billiards occurs when the cue ball hits another ball with so much force that, upon collision, the cue ball travels the opposite direction. This piece symbolizes how sometimes catapulting your life in a certain direction can backfire and calls attention to how fortune is fickle in the game of life.