Inspired by the book "Other Minds", which discusses how the nervous system of octopi allows them to "think" with every part of their body. Less of sensors connected to a central processing unit like how we think of humans, and more of all arms and parts of the body doing their own searching and thinking independently. This series attempts to capture that feeling of exploration driven by curiosity. Reaching out, interacting, searching, feeling. This is not only reflected by the subject matter but the lines themselves. Loose and free-flowing, they were drawn with confidence but as little questioning or judgment as possible.

Searching

A feeling that plants hold deeper meaning, this piece uses foam pieces to form flowers and branch pieces to create a familiar figure of a potted plant. The suspended pot held up by a globe of wire fencing hints that there is another level of energy to the plant and that its roots may reach into unfamiliar parts of our world. The flowers, originally from a different piece, were created to represent death, and I was happy with the contrast created between the growth represented by a simple potted plant, and the harshness of the wire and scraggly branches, reminding me to not be afraid of exploring ideas of life that may appear intimidating or dark. 

Flowers 

Returning to a home after living away at school, I tried to capture the familiarity of my hometown combined with the sense of separation and pause that such a shift in pace of life created. 

Home

Confusion, anxiety, sickness, boredom, and lots of time to learn about Jean Michel Basquiat

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