My daughter's first ballet shoes — contained. Drawing

'My daughter's first ballet shoes — contained' is one of a series of drawings I made called 'The Isolation Drawings.' During the first 'lockdown' period in the UK I had to shield and so did not leave my house for any reason at all for many months. This created a new intimacy with my home environment and I started to more closely observe the details of various parts of my home and how the passing of time and the changing light affected the space and the objects I'm surrounded by. I decided to record this experience with a series of drawings of various areas of my home. I made this drawing with pencil and graphite on cotton rag (fairly textured) off-white paper. The drawing covers an approximate area of 6.5 x 6.5 inches or 16.5 x 16.5cm. I am selling this piece unframed and it will be shipped to you in a purpose-made secure tube. As a guide, my drawings look great in crisp white mounts and black frames (see additional photos for ideas) and you should be able to get this done fairly inexpensively. These ballet shoes were the first ones worn by my daughter, who is now an adult. I put them in a box-frame years ago and, during lockdown, I was drawn to their tininess a few times as a reflection on the passing of time.