2024,. Acrylic, graphite, pastel, collage (sliced, dried and acrylic sealed onion) on synthetic non-woven paper mounted on cradled board.
Working with a process known as vegetable papyrus, I began to reflect on tears as a personal symbol—of love, loss, and empathy—and as a collective one, marking our current liminal state in the aftermath of a global pandemic, rising nationalism, and extreme polarization.
It becomes a meditation on the body’s inner workings—particularly the cells that have “run amok”—as well as an invitation to enter other realms of consciousness in search of peace, healing, and a deeper understanding of our impermanence.
2024,. Acrylic, graphite, pastel, collage (sliced, dried and acrylic sealed onion) on synthetic non-woven paper mounted on cradled board.
Working with a process known as vegetable papyrus, I began to reflect on tears as a personal symbol—of love, loss, and empathy—and as a collective one, marking our current liminal state in the aftermath of a global pandemic, rising nationalism, and extreme polarization.
It becomes a meditation on the body’s inner workings—particularly the cells that have “run amok”—as well as an invitation to enter other realms of consciousness in search of peace, healing, and a deeper understanding of our impermanence.
