studio report no. 8
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interiors (japan)
when i discovered this series of interiors
(paintings of a version of the space i live in here in japan, including my dog and a few household objects)
it felt like i finally found a clearing in my creative life.
for a long time, my creative life was almost stuck in survival mode.
art-making has been a real source of healing—
a way of making sense of myself
and how i move through the world.
before this
ferocious moments
despair
total chaos & confusion
headiness
deconstruction
altered states
dream states
self-doubt
overcorrection
people-pleasing (or thinking i was)
abstract loose ends
extra beauty
some personal narrative
but this series is something else
it’s quiet
in a way i never fully explored
or was ready to expose.
it looks sparse
but how and when this work has come to me
feels monumental—
paradigm shifting.
what’s changing
there’s an allowance now
for the work to be what it will be
not overworking
not overcompensating
based on what another person might think
(not 100% pure, of course)
but the foundation feels rooted here
what they might be about
maybe perspective
many perspectives existing at the same time
in one space
visual skewing
awkward in their existence
but also like they’ve always been there
skewed delineations
marking big shapes
a wall worked over and over
building physical time
into a minimal form
constantly reinforcing
the inaccurate line
with unforgiving imperfections.
a note
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