Between leaving and staying
c.2024-26
Between Leaving and Staying is a series of pen drawings on paper. The work moves through the spaces between humor and ache, solitude and belonging. It embraces the permanence of every line and treats each mark as both documentation and confession. The result is an intimate record of how moments, places, and relationships linger long after they pass.
I. Inside jokes with my sister
My hobby is carriages
You look like a fish
Matching sister tattoos
Chapel Bar is only fun at night
Chapel Bar is only fun at night 2
Cinnabon
I was going to make a reservation at Folia
II. Places I’ve cried
Both happy and sad/New York City
The mall at Hudson Yards
Urban Outfitters, Herald Square
In the Uber headed to the Holland Tunnel
28th and Park
72nd Street Station
III. There was a time I wanted to leave
But now all I want is to come back/New Jersey
Unity Bank on Main Street
Black River
Union Hotel
That bench with the clock
Ringoes Station
End of August
Penne vodka slice
Halfway lift, forward fold
IV. Yoga
Seated pose 1
Cigarette girl
Side pose 1
Coffee cup, bag, sunnies
Seated pose 2
Bag and tote
Standing pose 1/seated pose 3
Clutch
Standing pose 2
V. What remains
Wawa, vital proteins, mr. coffee
The guac and salsa my dad eats out of the mugs I made him
The hair straightener I've had since high school
Ikea gnomes by the self-help books my mom keeps buying me
Unused taper candles on my dresser