Aligned Compass 16x20 Mixed Media on a 20x28 canvas
Aligned Compass is a piece about orientation—not in the external world, but within. Painted during a time when I was slowly finding my footing, the work captures the feeling of recalibration after everything has shifted. It's about learning to trust a quieter, inner compass—even when the path is winding.
Written on the canvas in pen are the words: “The route is not direct.” That phrase became a mantra while creating this piece—a reminder that healing, like creativity, doesn’t follow a straight line. There are turns and detours, pauses and recalculations.
Acrylic layers form the foundation, while oil pastels and hand-sewn embroidery floss act like signals—subtle guidance points, like stars or breadcrumbs. The stitched lines in particular echo the sensation of mapping something unseen, drawing attention to the intuitive markers we follow when logic can’t lead.
This piece is both a meditation and a reassurance: the road may twist, but your compass still works. You are still on the way.
Materials: acrylic paint, oil pastel, pen, and embroidery floss on unstretched canvas
Each piece in Where the Ink Ran Out was created during or in preparation for my residency at ArtQuest at GreenHill, where my intention was to explore what couldn’t be fully expressed through words alone. All works are on loose, unstretched canvas, with a 16x20 area hand-gessoed at the center, leaving an unprimed border around the edges. I love how this allows the raw edges and natural wrinkles of the canvas to create dimension—each one casting its own subtle shadows. These pieces are meant to be framed in a way that honors that softness and relief, rather than flattening them completely. I also pushed the boundaries of mixed media in this collection, using embroidery floss as a connective and highlighting element—stitched into the canvas like a drawn line, guiding the eye and anchoring the emotion.
Aligned Compass is a piece about orientation—not in the external world, but within. Painted during a time when I was slowly finding my footing, the work captures the feeling of recalibration after everything has shifted. It's about learning to trust a quieter, inner compass—even when the path is winding.
Written on the canvas in pen are the words: “The route is not direct.” That phrase became a mantra while creating this piece—a reminder that healing, like creativity, doesn’t follow a straight line. There are turns and detours, pauses and recalculations.
Acrylic layers form the foundation, while oil pastels and hand-sewn embroidery floss act like signals—subtle guidance points, like stars or breadcrumbs. The stitched lines in particular echo the sensation of mapping something unseen, drawing attention to the intuitive markers we follow when logic can’t lead.
This piece is both a meditation and a reassurance: the road may twist, but your compass still works. You are still on the way.
Materials: acrylic paint, oil pastel, pen, and embroidery floss on unstretched canvas
Each piece in Where the Ink Ran Out was created during or in preparation for my residency at ArtQuest at GreenHill, where my intention was to explore what couldn’t be fully expressed through words alone. All works are on loose, unstretched canvas, with a 16x20 area hand-gessoed at the center, leaving an unprimed border around the edges. I love how this allows the raw edges and natural wrinkles of the canvas to create dimension—each one casting its own subtle shadows. These pieces are meant to be framed in a way that honors that softness and relief, rather than flattening them completely. I also pushed the boundaries of mixed media in this collection, using embroidery floss as a connective and highlighting element—stitched into the canvas like a drawn line, guiding the eye and anchoring the emotion.
Aligned Compass is a piece about orientation—not in the external world, but within. Painted during a time when I was slowly finding my footing, the work captures the feeling of recalibration after everything has shifted. It's about learning to trust a quieter, inner compass—even when the path is winding.
Written on the canvas in pen are the words: “The route is not direct.” That phrase became a mantra while creating this piece—a reminder that healing, like creativity, doesn’t follow a straight line. There are turns and detours, pauses and recalculations.
Acrylic layers form the foundation, while oil pastels and hand-sewn embroidery floss act like signals—subtle guidance points, like stars or breadcrumbs. The stitched lines in particular echo the sensation of mapping something unseen, drawing attention to the intuitive markers we follow when logic can’t lead.
This piece is both a meditation and a reassurance: the road may twist, but your compass still works. You are still on the way.
Materials: acrylic paint, oil pastel, pen, and embroidery floss on unstretched canvas
Each piece in Where the Ink Ran Out was created during or in preparation for my residency at ArtQuest at GreenHill, where my intention was to explore what couldn’t be fully expressed through words alone. All works are on loose, unstretched canvas, with a 16x20 area hand-gessoed at the center, leaving an unprimed border around the edges. I love how this allows the raw edges and natural wrinkles of the canvas to create dimension—each one casting its own subtle shadows. These pieces are meant to be framed in a way that honors that softness and relief, rather than flattening them completely. I also pushed the boundaries of mixed media in this collection, using embroidery floss as a connective and highlighting element—stitched into the canvas like a drawn line, guiding the eye and anchoring the emotion.
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