Word Works Exhibition

I'm thrilled to have drawings included in Word Works; an art exhibit running in conjunction with the Red Hook Literary Festival. All of the pieces in this group show are inspired by literature, books, and the written word. The five pieces I submitted are part of a larger series called World Tour. The drawings were inspired by a dilapidated old atlas. You can read the story behind them here, or see the full collection here. The exhibit runs until May 12. Have fun at the festival!

Young Woman Sewing, Denmark

Rapa Nui, Polynesia

Maori Carving, New Zealand

Elder, Australia

George Orwell

Stereoscopic Palmetto State

Some of the framed pieces from this series.

This Stephen King portrait was not framed in time for exhibit,
but I'm including it here because of the literary theme of this festival.

A special thanks to Rebekah Aronson for putting together this exhibit.

You can purchase beautiful prints of these pieces here.

World Tour

For decades I've been holding onto an old dilapidated atlas. It seemed to be calling out to me from the bookshelf, "You've got got the whole world at your fingertips. Go ahead, explore." So I finally honored this advice (with ample assistance from sumi ink). I hope you enjoy these impressions from the first leg of my journey!

A tribute to Polynesian ink (drawn with sumi ink)

A view of Robert Smithson's "Spiral Jetty" on the Great Salt Lake

Ode to Peter Paul Rubens

A Veiled Society?

"Wall of Skulls" at Chichen Itza, a Mayan Temple

Inspired by Constantin Brâncuși's "The Kiss

I'd love to your thoughts on this essay. What images have left an impression on you in your travels? Stay tuned for more posts from the second leg of my journey!

Prints of all these pieces are available for purchase here.

You can view my entire World Tour collection here!