Layers in Depth
The work is built through repetition—
fraying, coating, forming, and fixing—
until the surface becomes a quiet accumulation of edges, folds, and intervals.
What appears as layering is not a stack, but a record of time:
moments held just before collapse,
material paused between softness and structure.
The gold does not function as decoration.
It appears sparingly, like residue—
a brief reflection caught along a torn edge—
marking where light meets matter and then recedes.
This work does not seek contrast or hierarchy.
Instead, it allows the surface to breathe,
where depth is created through restraint,
and stillness emerges from repeated, deliberate touch.
Year 2025
Size 120 × 90cm (48 × 36 inches)
Media and Technique Mixed media on panel. Unbleached cotton fabric (calico) was frayed by hand, coated with gesso, and shaped while still wet.
The formed layers were then fixed with acrylic medium, allowing the fabric to retain its softened, suspended contours as it dried.
Subtle accents of gold acrylic were applied selectively, tracing the edges of certain layers without interrupting the overall matte surface.