Drawings from Nature
The drawings are an exercise in observation and contemplation.
They are also a nod to the poem “Hope is the thing with feathers” by Emily Dickinson. It’s a poem that, throughout the years, I’ve read many times but this particular year the message and metaphor feels more raw, weighted, and powerful. The human capacity for hope, depicted in the poem, inspired me to create drawings about renewal: captured in the imagery of nests. The nests are solo and unattended, depictions of tangled structures built to nurture new life and growth. The bird is absent, but it’s work is done. The nests represent the human need for hope, and the calm, quiet resilience of the human soul.
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