Studio Blog — Playful Project
Symbolism: A Journey into Self Portraits
Artist in Residency Playful Project Self Portrait
this week was full of wild, unbridled creativity! I continued both my daily self portraits this week as well as continued a collaborative approach to working with my children in my studio- and I noticed that this method of “work-ing” spring-boarded some incredible energy into my larger works..
Self Portraits: Emerging Stories and Patterns
Artist in Residency Playful Project Self Portrait
Week 4 into my “Playful Project” and this week was heavy and deep. I continued my daily self portraits this week and I noticed that the “work” from the prior week where I was diving into portraits of my relatives was deeply impacting my work...
Something New and Big
Artist in Residency Playful Project
One of my goals for this "Playful Project" was to paint large. This week I started my 4th LARGE piece. It is a deeply personal piece that I look forward to continuing to work on over the coming weeks. I'm still processing how powerful and freeing it is for me to paint this big...
The art of destroying, remembering, and starting new
Artist in Residency Playful Project
I noticed a different mind state and energy emerged when I was creating/painting the piece compared to when I was cleaning it off. Cleaning it off or "destroying" a painting was new territory for me...
Self Portraits + The Moon
Artist in Residency Playful Project Self Portrait
This week, I dove into painting a series of self portraits: something I've been wanting to explore for years as an artist. My goal is to paint a self portrait a day between each full moon (for the next 28 days)....