The Irony of Beginnings Drawing

I made this piece during transition. It was a process of leaving behind in both the physical and mental sense. Emotional duality was a major influence in this work. As I moved through a stage of closure and onto new expansion, the concept of the human as a container of opposing forces struck me. We're constructed to understand emotions as singular. I wanted to explore the idea that contradicting emotional states can and do coexist in harmony. I wanted to honor the process of detachment from our innate fixation on isolated feelings. This work represents the evolution of emotional processing through the natural upheaval our experiences offer. This work is hand-drawn and wood burned on Pine.