Text-iles

Watercolor ink drawings exploring my synesthetic relationship of written text to color

“To Raise an A” (text from poem by Lee Ann Brown, In the Laurels, Caught). Watercolor ink pencil, oil pastel, silverpoint, tea. 16” x 12”. 2024.

“Queen Unseen II”. Watercolor ink pencil, tea. 18” x 24”. 2024.

“Queen Unseen I”. Watercolor ink pencil, tea. 18” x 24”. 2024.

“Braille”. Watercolor ink pencil, silverpoint. 44.5” x 28.25”. 2024.

“Three of Cups”. Watercolor ink pencil, tea. 22.125 x 28”. 2023.

“Moon Rabbit Haiku.” Watercolor ink pencil, tea, silverpoint. 11.5” x 15.5”. 2023.

“Red Bird Haiku”. Watercolor ink pencil, tea, silverpoint. 11.5” x 15.5”. 2023.

“The Key”. Watercolor ink pencil, tea, silverpoint. 22.25” x 28”. 2023.

“Knit-up”. Watercolor ink pencil, tea, oil pastel. 22.125” x 28”. 2023.

“Every Once in a While”. Watercolor ink pencil, tea. 16” x 12”. 2023.

“Jera”. Watercolor ink pencil, tea, silverpoint. “28.25 x 44.5”. 2022.

“Closed System”. Watercolor ink pencil, tea. 22” x 23”. 2022.

“All the Things”. Watercolor ink pencil, oil pastel, tea. 22” x 23.25”. 2022.

“Gratitudes”. Watercolor ink pencil, tea. 21” x 18”. 2022.

“Beauty Secrets”. Watercolor ink pencil, tea. 18” x 24”. 2022.

“It’s Not Me. This is.” Watercolor ink pencil, oil pastel, tea. 16” x 12”. 2021.

“Letter to My Future Self”. Watercolor ink pencil. 24” x 18”. 2021.

“Visitations”. Watercolor ink pencil. 18” x 24”. 2021.

“Proclamation”. Watercolor ink pencil. 18” x 24”. 2021.

“Protect the People”. Watercolor ink pencil. 24” x 18”. 2021.

"Incantation". Watercolor ink pencil. 16" x 12". 2021.

"Origin Myth". Watercolor ink pencil. 16" x 12". 2020.

“George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Oscar Grant”. From Memento Mori Series. Watercolor ink pencil. 12” x 9”. 2020.

“John Crawford, Kenneth Chamberlain, Amadou Diallo”. From Memento Mori Series. Watercolor ink pencil. 12” x 9”. 2020.

“Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Rayshard Brooks, Eric Garner”. From Memento Mori Series. Watercolor ink pencil. 12” x 9”. 2020.

"Bridal Veil I". From Bridal Veil Poem in Three Parts Series. Watercolor ink pencil, tea. 16" x 12". 2020.

for poem text see blog post “Synesthesia Drawings Explained”

"Bridal Veil II". From Bridal Veil Poem in Three Parts Series. Watercolor ink pencil, tea. 16" x 12". 2020.

for poem text see blog post “Synesthesia Drawings Explained”

"Bridal Veil III". From Bridal Veil Poem in Three Parts Series. Watercolor ink pencil, oil pastel, tea. 16" x 12". 2020.

“Study I”. Watercolor ink pencil. 12” x 9”. 2019.

“Study III”. Watercolor ink pencil. 12” x 9”. 2020.

“Study IV”. Watercolor ink pencil. 12” x 9”. 2019.

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