the above image is "palimpsest: for laura", 2008.
i am working on new pieces and applying to a show next week. it is exciting, i have been making the first works that are non-representational or illusionistic... and to me they are about something more universal.
here are some studio images:
above are some works in progress and a view of process.
the palimpsest concept is one of constant re-invention. i write over words i have already written, spill paint or wax to obscure meaning in a passage or to illuminate something that was once hidden. it's as though i am working in a way directly opposite of a conservationalist.
i am experimenting with materials like wax, charcoal, thread and copper to create a narrative- a parallel to the narrative that i am writing on the pages of the books. i am using my penmanship- which is greatly inspired by traditions in calligraphy- and languages like hindi and braille to pull texture into the written pieces. the language and material are creating direct references to alchemy, the body, and the practice of journaling.
the work has become meditative and very introspective in the studio. it's freeing to write and erase personal statements.... the books are in a constant state of change.
