This mixed media self portrait explores my own identity through the countless, short-lived passions that have informed my sense of self since childhood.
Each layer features drypoint illustrations of these interests, carefully printed on tissue paper. The layers are stacked like old blueprints, outlining the many seemingly unrelated paths I’ve wandered that have come together to shape who I am today. They are translucent enough that even the furthest layers, while faded, still contribute to the whole, fused by chine collé into one piece. Utilizing drypoint and gouache allowed me to revisit my past love for printmaking and incorporate my current interest in painting, while a section of the portrait left unpainted leaves room for inevitable future exploration.
This piece will be shown at you // me // us, an all media art exhibition themed around identity and self expression at the Gutman Gallery in Ann Arbor, MI from May 21 - June 26, 2021.