personal-growth
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Stamping Meaning into My Work
I’ve always liked the little red stamps found in Asian paintings and I’ve wanted to incorporate something similar into my own artwork. In Japanese and Chinese paintings the seals often identify the artist, owners, collectors, and/or other individuals associated with the artwork over time. For my own work, I wanted to use African symbols that…
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A Journey Found
For some time now, I’ve been chipping away at a block of wood. The goal has been to create a wood block stamp of an African themed design that I created a while back. While carving away each little sliver of wood, I have questioned whether this mode of creation is worth the time. It…