Inspo piece: Vashti Harrison, Escape, April 2020. Soft pastel
on paper. 9 x 12 inches.
During my exploration of the Eric Carle Museum’s covid work, I was drawn (pun intended lol) to the piece by Vashti Harrison called “Escape”. I loved how she chose to incorporate reading as her form of coping and escaping the early days of quarantine. I, too, have always used books as a form of escapism, when not disassociating outwardly. I am forever grateful I have and still have the divine company of my daughter, fiance, and books. Unlike Vashti, I didn’t miss or feel the need to have any of my own green space, but I did happen upon a space in Brooklyn Bridge Park that always seemed to be open just for me. In those moments, I was very much a version of Vashti’s image. I used a no.2 pencil and textured sketch paper for my piece. I did not use color. During the early days of quarantine, I had just become sober, quit smoking after 19 years, and started an antidepressant and anti-anxiety Rx regime. I have always seen the world a little bleak, but during that time, it was one of the greyest times. The lack of color here reflects that.
Inspo piece: Vashti Harrison, Escape, April 2020. Soft pastel
on paper. 9 x 12 inches.
During my exploration of the Eric Carle Museum’s covid work, I was drawn (pun intended lol) to the piece by Vashti Harrison called “Escape”. I loved how she chose to incorporate reading as her form of coping and escaping the early days of quarantine. I, too, have always used books as a form of escapism, when not disassociating outwardly. I am forever grateful I have and still have the divine company of my daughter, fiance, and books. Unlike Vashti, I didn’t miss or feel the need to have any of my own green space, but I did happen upon a space in Brooklyn Bridge Park that always seemed to be open just for me. In those moments, I was very much a version of Vashti’s image. I used a no.2 pencil and textured sketch paper for my piece. I did not use color. During the early days of quarantine, I had just become sober, quit smoking after 19 years, and started an antidepressant and anti-anxiety Rx regime. I have always seen the world a little bleak, but during that time, it was one of the greyest times. The lack of color here reflects that.