bloodflowers

'bloodflowers' 8.5x11" pen and ink. “Bloodflowers” - loosely motivated by memories of a certain infamous conversation between a Ukrainian civilian and a Russian soldier during the early days of the 2022 invasion and a welcome gift of sunflower seeds…

 

"content creator"

(a wry reflection on how participating in social media 

can devolve into an  obsession/compulsion to produce “content” 

in a perpetual, if fleeting, search for attention … 

and not without some irony, sharing on social media. go figure!)

 

"Overlooked"

This was done for a weekly word/phrase challenge on Twitter, “old town”; just my somewhat dour interpretation of the phrase.

What I was intending to portray was the feeling of being left out, cast aside, alienated. Sometimes it happens by way of economic class and bigotry (ex. “gated communities” intent upon exclusion of the other, “out of sight, out of mind” — indicated by the trash heap, concealed behind the wall); or perhaps by technology or “progress”, as when an industry finds itself outdated, leaving behind abandoned factories and those who once made a living from it.

In many cases, “old towns” can be emblematic to me of those society has forgotten, or intentionally don’t wish to see. 

There are greener pastures, the future may be bright — but typically for the privileged, the select few.

 

"AI will swallow everything"