GROWTH: The beauty and the tragedy.

It wasn't until the other day that I realized something about my most recent artwork, and it truthfully creeped me out. the past 2-3 years, and for my BFA show I had been OBSESSED with drawing these organic blob like/ lumpy things. (I don't know what to call them still)

So I've been wondering what possessed me to draw these "growths"? I drew them on everything.. doodles that turned into screen prints? Did my subconscious know there was something happening inside of me? did it know cancer was developing? It completely freaked me out. Whether or not this is true, especially after what I've been through I find them beautiful more then ever. These "growths" that formulated as designs.. know hold a bigger meaning.

When we think about growing.. we think of change typically for the better. Not until we hear the word cancer does it make out heart stop in our chest. The one type of growth no one wants, but isn't it just as beautiful? Sure its destruction is horrifying but if we think of it in the bigger picture of how things grow and evolve. The way it gives us perspective, helps us to grow mentally, to survive.

Here are my screen prints from my BFA show a few years ago:

Also I'm going to be putting up some prints and other fun "makings" in my etsy shop in the next few days, please check it out! and help a poor artist out ;)

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