From the Artist
Myprint entitled Something Inside comes from a collection of symbol/memory images that I have been compiling over the past several years. Most of these individual images are derived from my immediate living environment. Other images come from trips I have made in the United States and Europe.
These individual symbols are not meant to be some kind of private visual language. None of them hold any particular meaning. Theyare merely individual images that I have found interesting. These images are enteredinto sketchbooks, often drawn and redrawn so often that they change a great deal from the initial interpretations. Sometimes I might use a certain image continually for several months, then at some point it will go away in favor of a new image. For me, these individual symbol/memory images are reference points for certain places, times, or experiences. When I look at them individually, I can remember where each of them came from. I think that many of the individual images are somewhat recognizable, which can allow the viewer to interact with them out of their own personal experiences.
With Something Inside I have incorporated images from my home (candlesticks, fixtures, and containers) along with architectural and human shapes (the head symbol that comes in from the left side).
I did this print in the memory of two relatives who recently passed away. One diedof cancer, the other of a tumor. The title Something Inside is a direct reference to the reasons for theirdeaths. Both died due to something inside their bodies that they knew nothing about until theirillness had advanced to a stage serious enough to take their lives.
Something Insideis not meant to be a remorseful print. Rather, it is meant to be a print in memory of these two people and how I remember both their lives and spirits.
—From Brandywine Workshop and Archives records
