Portrait of June and Berryicutfromthemiddletogetabetterslice, is part of the chosenfamily series, exploring the nonbiological bonds between queer people, expanding on the idea of family as structures that build hope and resilience, chosen out of mutual love and support. The term originated within the LGBTQ community to describe early queer gatherings like the Harlem Drag Balls of the late-nineteenth century.

Drawing from John Singer Sargent's high society portraits, the sitters for this series are invited to pose in opposition to social norms as a form of resistance, play, and queering the act of posing. The subjects are posed in front of a multilayered shadowy motif of birds and trees.