 - taking time OR too much time OR not enough sleep OR all of the above - 



In the recent months, the global pandemic has forced us all inside. 

Inside, alone, in a foreign country, with my muslim partner ( I am non-muslin) with a new puppy during Ramadan.

These paintings were created during a 6 day sleep deprived state (puppy is teething)

My current emotional landscape hinges on frantic, frayed, frail and then resilient.

What has interested me has been my desire for simplicity during this remarkably difficult time. 

The colors I have worked with are colors that I find soothing, the process of making the works simultaneously has worked hand in hand with my frenzied state. 

Wanting to express verbally when running on no sleep, is near impossible.

The works attempt to |speak|  where words fail to communicate. 

And the few words on the artworks are broken or jump straight to the point. 

When in fight, flight or freeze I fluctuate between fight and flight. 



Emotional Landscape COVID

Having spent five days recently in Barcelona, I was staying with a family who I had met previously. I have watched their children grow up.

Sitting in the quart yard every morning when I drank my coffee, I became aware of how the outside space was a world that the children saw in a totally different way. 

For them, it was a world of opportunities.

For me, it was a nostalgic reminder of growing up.

I felt inspired so I picked up my camera and made this short observation 

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Jade Mulvaney