POWDER & DUST

2018

I fell in love with pastels by accident, on my lunch break. I grabbed some broken pieces in the classroom. I held no previous consideration for the medium. I discovered, almost immediately however, an ease of use that I had not before experienced. I’m not too embarrassed to say; Pastels get me, we relate to each other in ways I will probably spend the rest of my life exploring. The look and feel I’d been attempting to express, through the use of acrylics, stains and oils, would not lend to my sleight of hand. Pastel’s complete me, delicate and subtle yet full of body, I’ve learned to be forgiving and vulnerable because of its nature, contradictory to my own. It is extremely important to me that my work conveys these life lessons.

Charcoal is full of contradiction, hard and defining yet easy to dismiss. We’re old school friends, gotten closer recently though. I love seeing them together.

What are we in the end really anyway? Dust, you’ve been told before. In this state of documentary my work is forged. The more I contemplate the unfolding of this craft in my life, I know it was meant to be.