Pattern Play 2021
Acrylic, collage and posca on canvas, 30x30 inches
During the height of the pandemic in the 2020-2021 academic year, I taught remotely from my studio. Although I didn't enjoy being online all day, I thought that since I was joining my students from my studio that I would involve them in my work process and share what I was working on. At the time, I was jumping between several pieces including this 30x30 inch piece on canvas. Every class day, I would show them my progress and talk about the things that I was considering as I was working on it. Focusing on shape, pattern and color over the course of the year, I slowly added more layers, more colors and collaged bits. Despite everything that was going on in the world at the time, this was my own little respite.
This piece can also be found in American Illustration 41.