ABOUT THE COLLECTION

Music, like art, is a universal language: it grounds, inspires, provokes, heals, agitates, saddens, and uplifts every living soul. It is one of life’s greatest indulgences and it connects us to others, our environment, and to ourselves deeply. Finding a new favorite song is almost as good a feeling as hearing one that transports you back in time. It’s a sensation similar to smelling food that reminds you of your childhood home, or meeting someone and feeling you’ve known them your whole life. It’s a powerful tool in navigating a decision, a log in your fire when you’re angry, or a desperate hug when you’re enveloped in loneliness. 

Music makes life make sense. It makes moments more memorable and wakes up old memories. The nostalgia and presence music evokes is powerful and often unsuspecting — the catalyst that can drop you into a moment and slow your nervous system or demand your body to move. I can associate some of the most memorable experiences of my life with a particular song or album. I still remember the stack of 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s CD’s my dad gave me as a kid and listening to them on the floor of my room via my daisy-painted discman. All of my life I’ve looked to music to inform unformed thoughts, quiet chaos, foster deep connections, and to guide my visual voice. Think of this series as my setlist. These pieces are a celebration of the artists, albums, and songs that have etched their way into my work enough to deserve a concept all on their own.

xx C

SETLIST — DIGITAL CATALOGUE

●‘Turning Blue’
20.5 x 16.25" ; Acrylic, ink, watercolor, charcoal, coffee + oil stick on 300lb cold-pressed paper

●‘Concerning the UFO Sighting (Near Highland Illinois)’
24 x 20.5" ; Acrylic, ink, watercolor, charcoal, coffee + oil stick on 300lb cold-pressed paper

●‘Play it Right’
30 x 22.5” ; Acrylic, ink, watercolor, coffee + oil stick on 300lb cold-pressed paper

●‘Space Cadet’
22.5 x 30” ; Acrylic, ink, watercolor, coffee + oil stick on 300lb cold-pressed paper

●‘Spun’
41 x 29.5” ; Acrylic, ink, watercolor, coffee, charcoal + oil stick on 300lb cold-pressed paper

●‘For the Record’
29.5 x 41” ; Acrylic, ink, watercolor, coffee, charcoal + oil stick on 300lb cold-pressed paper

●‘Black Flowers’
41 x 29.5” ; Acrylic, ink, watercolor, coffee, charcoal + oil stick on 300lb cold-pressed paper

●‘Questions for the Jester’
29.5 x 41” ; Acrylic, ink, watercolor, coffee, + oil stick on 300lb cold-pressed paper

●‘A-SIDE’
29.5 x 41” ; Acrylic, ink, watercolor, coffee, charcoal + oil stick on 300lb cold-pressed paper

*This piece was made to complement ‘B-SIDE’; these works look great together but are also sold separately,

●‘B-SIDE’
29.5 x 41” ; Acrylic, ink, watercolor, coffee, charcoal + oil stick on 300lb cold-pressed paper

*This piece was made to complement ‘A-SIDE’; these works look great together but are also sold separately.

●‘Dust Collectors’
41 x 29.5” ; Acrylic, ink, watercolor, coffee + oil stick on 300lb cold-pressed paper

● ‘Reel It In’
29.5 x 41” ; Acrylic, ink, watercolor, coffee + oil stick on 300lb cold-pressed paper

●‘Ragoo’
40 x 60 ; Acrylic, ink, watercolor, coffee + oil stick on 300lb cold-pressed paper