I managed to take a short break from studio work today (something I rarely do) and I went for a walk to collect texture photographs for some upcoming pieces I’ll be starting soon. The slideshow below has some of the images I found.
I love that even in the urban neighborhood where my studio is located, there is nature if I look for it. These kinds of textures and patterns stick in my head and roll around until I find myself pulling them into a piece of artwork down the road, often subconsciously.
If you look at the details close enough for a long time, they start to look kind of trippy! I’d love to know which strange natural objects Roland Topor stared at too closely when he designed La Planète Sauvage? Or maybe he just focused too long on something completely banal, like a house fern….
I create burned wood engravings that combine my love of the textures and patterns found in nature with a deep interest in the unconscious world of dreams, symbols and mythic folklore. 