I have had time during this winter break to think more deeply about what and why I am making. I believe my work with texture is more than a fascination or aesthetic preference. I think I am trying to find a way to create a language for myself to think through the infinite and the formless in a way that is not intellectual or philosophical. I want to find a way to consider the sublime through texture (feeling). I feel like this is the essence behind everything we can’t see.
To do this, I feel like I need more tools in my arsenal. I have been really inspired by Grace (shhhh, don’t tell her). I’ve watched the way she doesn’t hold back and gives herself permission to explore and experiment. I think I need to take a page from her book. This semester, I kind of want to throw everything on the table. I want to push and play. I’ve been gathering images that speak to me. I am presently less interested in making some sort of “project.” I want to start gathering small, special moments that I can use down the road.
