charcoal mixed media drawings

simply handwriting.

 recently I was asked to make the painting above, 

with the words from the poem "Love After Love" by Derek Walcott

 I have always been interested in incorporating text into my work but this seemed refreshing in a different way, it was a challenge to write freely with ink with no pencil writing planning it out underneath, to work it out evenly and etc, but I love this look!

 I loved it so much in fact....

I decided to make a diptych of our vows from our wedding! 

I cannot wait to hang them in our bedroom!!

 these are currently on paper because I was experimenting but I plan to adhere them to a wood panel

if a painting like this interests you as well, you can go to my commission page to view the price chart according to size and take 25% off the listed price since the painting is simply handwriting.

email me if you are interested, I work with people that need to pay in installments or who are on a budget, feel free to inquire.

100 Series : Studies

Tension ; 12" X 18"

When I was in school, our professors encouraged us to make studies when we were transitioning between series of work and a little unsure of where we wanted to go next.

In these studies, I wanted to bring a pop of color back into my work, I love neutral tones and have been using them a lot lately, but I was missing colors.  My other goal was to combine the delicate machine embroidery lines with rough pastel lines that were more loosely expressive and chunky, less sensitive looking to bring another element of movement to the piece with a different form of line. I have been enjoying working on paper, it takes the pressure off of "wasting a panel" and I feel free to make actual studies.

Wrap ; 12" X 18"

My plan is to let the buyer decide how they would like the piece displayed:

mounted to a wood panel (2" thick) or 

framed in a gallery style frame- white mat, simple gallery style white wood frame

(photos of both of these options to come)

 

  

ALL pieces are $100

mounted to 12" X 18" wood panel or in white 18" X 24" frame

Untangle ; 12" X 18"

Down ; 12" X 18"

All Over ; 12" X 18"

another great thing about "studies" is that to me they are like sketches and getting ideas down on paper, so I can sell them to you for less, which is good for interested buyers!

Fluid

Spills and Coverings

I have been wanting to get all of my images together with a watermark for Pinterest, so all of you, like me, who are on Pinterest way too much, here are all of the images from my Spills and Coverings Series.

Puddles to the Ground ; machine embroidery, fabric, vintage lace, and mixed media on canvas ; 78" X 32" X 31" (puddle)

 

Her Tattered Covering ; machine embroidery, vintage lace, and mixed media suspended in display frame ; 48" X 35"

Holding It Together ; machine embroidery, canvas, fabric, and mixed media on cut wood panel ; 24" X 26"

Covered ; machine embroidery, canvas, fabric, and mixed media on cut wood panel ; 46" X 24"

Overflow ; machine embroidery, canvas, fabric, and mixed media on wood panel ; 37" X 38"