It's exciting when finally you feel like you're finding your feet in a class. You make work you're proud of and don't let technicalities get in the way. Thankfully, I feel like this is now happening.
After The Era of Unclean work's demise, I was left with a feeling that I needed to make the best print in existence. It was time to go Harder or go home. It all started with one photograph of my boyfriend in the new restaurant on Main Street. That one photograph changed the world.
I began to think about tensions in relationships and I strive to love people unconditionally and especially when there are conditions in which they are difficult to love. (IE Alzheimer's and Bipolar Disorder) I wanted to make a piece that represented the hardest times when conditions would pop up that made it difficult for me to love.
The layers are, as follows:
I have a portrait of myself in this print, the yellow layer, that is hand drawn and faded because sometimes that's how I feel when struck with a difficult patch in a relationship.
The ocean is to represent turbulence and something powerful but also a strong signifier of safety and home for me.
And the layer of Zachary is to depict the entire overarching message, and also it's just a damn nice photo.
Laser cutting was great. I knitted my sweater and wore a crocheted sock hat that I'm tempted to wear to crit tomorrow for continuity. Also enjoy the photo of Emma Kane because that's the second best photo in the world.
I began to think about tensions in relationships and I strive to love people unconditionally and especially when there are conditions in which they are difficult to love. (IE Alzheimer's and Bipolar Disorder) I wanted to make a piece that represented the hardest times when conditions would pop up that made it difficult for me to love.
The layers are, as follows:
I have a portrait of myself in this print, the yellow layer, that is hand drawn and faded because sometimes that's how I feel when struck with a difficult patch in a relationship.
The ocean is to represent turbulence and something powerful but also a strong signifier of safety and home for me.
And the layer of Zachary is to depict the entire overarching message, and also it's just a damn nice photo.
Laser cutting was great. I knitted my sweater and wore a crocheted sock hat that I'm tempted to wear to crit tomorrow for continuity. Also enjoy the photo of Emma Kane because that's the second best photo in the world.
It's my best print and I just want to keep printing it forever.
Emma
Emma