Liminal Faces, Quarantine
Ink on cardstock, 8.5x11”
Liminal spaces are transitional or transformative places - where we occupy a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold.
In December 2019, I started an abstract portrait series that explores liminal spaces and constant rebirth. The format – recreating the same black portrait outlines with different places connoted by different palettes and moods – offered a sustainable way to draw, and over the course of the pandemic I drew more than I had since I developed chronic hand pain seven years prior. These drawings gave me drawing back and they gave me color.

Hero in Moth Palette

Leander in Cow Palette

Daphne in Peaches Palette

Leander in House Palette 2

Daphne in House Palette 2

Daphne in House Palette 2

Hero in House Palette 2

Hero in River palette

Leander in River Palette

Penelope in in River Palette

Angelica in in River Palette

Hero in Sunset Palette

Angelica in Sunset Palette

Leander in Sunset Palette

Penelope in Sunset Palette

Daphne in Teal Palette

Penelope in Teal Palette

Hero in Teal Palette

Angelica in Teal Palette

Leander in Teal Palette

Leander in Orange Palette

Daphne in Orange Palette

Penelope in Orange Palette

Hestia in Orange Palette