Uppercase Issue #58
Excited to share that I wrote about creative breakthroughs for the latest gorgeous issue of Uppercase Magazine - AND my artwork is featured on the back cover! Double delighted to have my work alongside cover girl Helen Dardik whose work I have admired for years. Total thrill!
In 2013, I needed a way to return to an art practice after a 12 year hiatus. I started small and committed to creating 5 small pieces of art, every week for one year – I called it The 5/52 Project. I was terrified of a white piece of paper, so I decided to use found vintage photographs as my canvas. This gave me a starting point for each piece… the image would enable me to have something to interact with, like a topic for a conversation. Sometimes I would work on the 5 pieces throughout the week, and sometimes I would need to buckle down and work for a few hours on a Sunday to keep my project going.
Committing to taking small steps each week can create a beautiful and impactful body of work over time. It is amazing to look back and see how many of the elements in this project inform and ground the work that I make now. I am still fascinated by photography and all the ways it shows us a point in time from a unique perspective. I am still in love with color and its ability to conjure emotion and heart. I still love projects and parameters to help shape my creative energy, and also enjoy a sense of playful experimentation in my practice. Not only was I able to stick to the project, but 10 years later these exercises are still an integral part of my practice!
You can check out my reel on instagram. I also decided to add this piece Mind Garden, as a new 12x12 print on my shop, or snag one of the last 8.5x11 prints that are on sale here! 💌✨