I became a mother in February 2020, right before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and the first lockdowns began in the US. Being in isolation for so long with a baby-turned-toddler forced me to spend a lot of time looking down, rather than out at the world around me. This ongoing series of graphite self-point-of-view drawings with collaged elements reflects a shift in my work that came from that experience. The drawings express the search for hope during a difficult time.
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Searching, collecting #1
Graphite with mixed media collage on paper
24 x 18 inches
2021
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Searching, collecting #2
Graphite with mixed media collage on paper
24 x 18 inches
2021
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Searching, collecting #3
Graphite with mixed media collage on paper
24 x 18 inches
2021
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Searching, collecting #4 (The general theory of relativity, or Lucy on the paving stones)
Graphite with mixed media collage on paper
24 x 18 inches
2022
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Searching, collecting #5 (river rocks)
Graphite with mixed media collage on paper
22 x 15 inches
2022