Sable Elyse Smith's *Coloring Book 18* (2018) is a striking work on paper that layers screen printing ink, oil pastel, and oilstick to create a visually charged composition. The piece draws from the aesthetic language of children's coloring books, transforming familiar, innocuous imagery into a meditation on confinement, trauma, and the carceral state. Smith's use of bold color and graphic line work underscores the tension between the work's playful visual references and its deeply serious subject matter.