Jane Philipps

This week in studio we worked on defining movement within certain spaces and places. In my ink drawings I attempted to capture the different types of movement in my home spaces (i.e. street, neighborhood, country, etc.). Thinking about home in a more conceptual way was challenging, but after awhile I became more comfortable with the idea of home as more than just a place. It can be difficult to grasp what exactly home is, being so far away, but I think the gathering assignment helped because I could see similarities and differences between home and here. The final exercise we did was a map of our home, or various homes, and for me, this really made me think about the various places I consider home. Growing up in one place makes me feel like that is where I will always belong, but spending time away from home at school (both high school and college) makes me feel like those other places are part of my home too. I enjoyed all of the exercises and got back into the rhythm of different types of mark-making with both ink and charcoal.