Word Paintings
Field
Warm
Friendly
Trust
Slow
Stubborn
Word Paintings
The first word painting was inspired by my five-year-old bonus daughter, Juna, who feels it’s not important to put letters next to each other. I am thankful to those liberators who show me that things don’t have to be the way I’ve assumed they do. These paintings are invitations to contemplation; they are words that put me in that uncomfortable place of not knowing exactly what something is — good? bad?
What is the wingspan of this word and how can I exist softly and openly within its multiple guises? The quality words (warm, friendly, stubborn) force me to look at perfectionism, at the effort of trying to “be” something, someway. “Stubborn” was inspired by my partner Paul, and is a sort of portrait of him. For a long time he tolerated it in our living room, but has recently asked me to take it down and replace it with “Strong”.