Drawing Ground, where a visible “drawing” is revealed over time using a frottage, rubbing method and physical accumulation of built, destroyed and preserved layers of varied pigment particles. The work captures shifts in environmental terrain (water, land, air), mirroring human terrain (body, psyche) in states of deep, impermanent flux and resolve.
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Drawing Ground 1
2019, minerals, cochineal, 24k gold, pure silver, shell gesso, kozo on linen
40” x 40”
Drawing Ground 6
2019, minerals, indigo, shell gesso, sumi, kozo on linen
40” x 40”
Drawing Ground 5
2019, minerals, pure silver, shell gesso, cochineal, kozo on linen
40” x 40” (in private collection, Phoenix, AZ)
Drawing Ground 7
2019, minerals, synthetic red pigment, shell gesso, micronized silver, kozo on linen
40” x 40”
Drawing Ground 8
2022, minerals, indigo, shell gesso, sumi, on linen
40” x 40” (in private collection, Pittsburgh, PA)
Drawing Ground 2
2019, minerals, clay, shell gesso, sumi, pure silver, kozo on linen
40x40" (in private collection, La Jolla, CA)