Assignment 1: Postcard
"Holland" 4in x 6in
Assignment 4
I enjoyed this project and chose a more touchy idea for my subject matter and found the techniques I used lent themselves very well to the subject matter. for the images I chose to make prints and the gouging of the lino was very similar to cutting as a form of self harm (SH). I wanted to have the prints get progressively more cut up as it's similar to how scars build up on the skin. I wanted to end with a peony since its something that I am looking at getting to cover up my scars, a peony because it is my mom's favourite flower. this motif acts as a double edged sword as it is both my mother who I had a poor relationship with and much of my SH was set off by events with her, but as our relationship has healed I have more and more appreciation for my mom. for my second book I included some of the scans of my prints and used text focused around the conversations in my head and I think the two work well together. for the third I used all text again surrounding my inner monologue...
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