“How do you feel?”
Colored Pencil on Watercolor
Paper
9”x12”
“When we touch something on purpose – our lover, the fender
of a new car, the tongue of a penguin – we set in motion our complex web of
touch receptors.”
A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman, page
80.
Artist Statement:
After reading this quote, I wanted to convey an image that
portrays many feelings of touch into one network. The overlapping of the hands
and the lines within hands allow the imagery of connecting webs relating back to
quote above. I wanted the lines to create this woven texture of differing
designs.
Black and White
Paper, Graphite, Black Ink, and Silver Ink
9”x12”
“Throughout history, palm-readers have chosen the hand as
their symbolic link to the psyche and soul, as their raft through time.”
A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman, page
116.
Artist Statement:
The main focus I had was to show the palm as it was pointed
out within the quote. As to representing the psyche and soul, I wanted to
depict a brain, as both concepts were thought up within its realm of
understanding.
