Text Prints, Weavings and Future Machines
In the beginning of this project, I was interested in particular phrases that originated in my familial vernacular. A kind of story-telling rumination on the power of brevity and language, they are jokes, stories, cultural references and poignant moments reduced to a few words. Thinking of how power and meaning can be embedded in form, the words also poke fun at the typeface (Not Good Enough, Edwardian Script!) and emphasize the possible ambiguity of meaning.
As I considered the text work over time, the particular moments define by the phrases softened and shed their original meanings. The volume of prints I’ve made over the years created an opportunity for transformation resulting in the paper weavings and collages.
Photographed by Guy L’Heureux
Might as Well, relief, 18" x 20", 2011
Not Good Enough, relief, 18" x 20", 2011
I have been missing you, relief, 18" x 20", 2011
Try Harder, relief, 18" x 20", 2011