New Woodcut for 2025

1. How It Started:

• I had taken a photo of an infinity mirrored dodecahedron at a friend’s house. To gaze into that object was captivating and filled me with a feeling of emptiness.

2. How I Determined the Narrative Focus:

• I knew that I wanted to use the image, but I was unsure if I wanted to go the route of “searching for morality” where I would involve other images, or if I wanted to just try to capture the feeling of being lost.
• As time went on for the next 2 years and the world of America changed, I found myself watching people perpetually feel increasingly more unsure of their place in this world. Unsure of the future. Unsure of tomorrow, and tomorrow’s tomorrow.
• So, the questions that came to mind were:
  • Which imagery to use?
  • How do I express the idea and not be derivative in my work?
  • How do I push and advance myself with this?

 3. How it Became a Drawing:

• DOCECAHEDRON= I had to try to sketch the image from my phone that I had taken some years before. And, I had to try to keep my style of sketching with sharpie’s directly on the block.
• Then, I had to figure out what would be in the middle. I investigated using scuba-divers, or spelunkers, and then I decided on a hiker – packing for a long journey.
• The hiker peered into the distance and stood unsure, almost captivated by the endless choices.
• I decided to include nothing else.
• THE VIEWER’S JOB: I also decided to make it so the viewer has to search for him while fighting the feeling of being overwhelmed by the endless void in front of them.