My art questions what a drawing is and how it can affect thinking. Works are composed of marks that are signs of time and, referencing artist Avis Newman, thought. I take an interdisciplinary approach to expand the concept of drawing that includes installation, works on paper, and photography. Eastern philosophy, time, architecture, and the everyday are influences. I work responsively between all of these entities. That is where experimentation happens and the medium opens to what it can be.
What if drawing became more an intergral part of daily life? This past year, I
began Walking
Drawings
as part of a project called Passing
Through
, orchestrated by artist Sarah Tutt. The project centered around mapping the lines seen when walking the same urban route twelve times.
I found the activity aligned with interests in merging drawing with daily life as well as interests in mark making and thought. The activity evolved into drawing during the in-between moments of a day. These include when running errands and taking walks after work. Mark making during these mundane activities is giving a new perspective on the link between drawing and thinking and how to experience the medium.