November 19, 2019December 5, 2019 by walke27m@mtholyoke.edu

Delving into Identity

This most recent artwork, Deeper, explores a personal and very recent new found understanding of myself, the artist. As a maze book it tells my experience without words, merely elements following elements.

The hole and broken threads of a corner page, 2019.

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Pencil and ink on paper in frame, approx. 7in x 4in, 2018.

A wide shot showing one side of the sculpture, 2018.

The front cover of the book, Devotion. 3 x 5 inches. Cardstock, handmade cotton paper, black, gold, and red ink, hemp thread. 2020.

Clear and pink seed beads, metal and glass pendant, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2016.

White and green seed beads, metal and stone pendant, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2016.

A detail photograph of the fishing line used in the work, 2019.

A final view of the book’s spreads and the colophon, 2019.

White and red seed beads, metal and plastic pendant, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2016.

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

Silver and blue seed beads, silver and glass pendant, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2017.

From within the middle of the piece looking down, 2016.

Overall view of the installation, 2017.

A video still near the end of the artwork in full blaze, 2019.

A selected middle spread from the zine, 2019.

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

A show of one of the flower heads, 2018.

A selected spread of the book, Broken. 3 x 5 inches. Cardstock, handmade cotton paper, black, gold, and red ink, hemp thread. 2020.

A view across the top showing the inset colored paper threads, 2018.

Silver and metallic black seed beads, porcupine quills, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2015.

A still of the video, 2019.

The cover of the book, 2019.

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

View of one of the pieces on a shelf, 2018.

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

A still from the video, 2019.

Red and pink seed beads, silver and glass pendant, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2015.

Detailed shot of clay piece, 2016.

Overall shot of Of Individuals, showing the threads, paper, and drawings, 2019.

A drawing of the other 23 Teaching Fellows, the Operations Coordinator, and myself at Breakthough, a summer program providing opportunities for underserved students, 2019.

A close up of the wood carving on the clock face, 2019.

One of the central clay works, 2016.

An image of the join between rings and the flowing quality of the design, 2019.

In progress shot during the labeling stage of the project, 2018.

Blue, dark blue, and dark green seed beads, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2015.

Depth shot of the art in winter, 2017.

A full view of Still, 2018.

Sample page of “Life of the Leaves: The Burnishing,” 2018.

A detail of the wire and planets, 2019.

Another halfway photograph of the 2 point perspective, 2019.

A focused view of the drawer knob, 2018.

The closed cover of Deeper, 2019.

An overall shot of the book, 2019.

An earlier moment in the production, 2019.

Shinto gate with the Chinese word for ‘Peace’, 2016.

The full set of all five books in the Five Perspectives collection. The collection is comprised of 5 books: Bound, Passion, Broken, Support, and Devotion. 2020.