26 June 2019
No Roots (series)
Ink, graphite and digital
"No Roots" is a series of five illustrations on where we come from and where we're going in the relationships we form (and break), told through key moments in the life of a tree. The jumping-off point for this was a line from the 2004 Faithless album and title song No Roots: "No roots, no tree, no family, no me".
A big big thanks to the wonderful Anna Raff and my colleagues at the SVA Summer Illustration Residency for their guidance and feedback.
Although the series was made in the order you see below, they can be read in any order and direction and were displayed in a circular setup to show that these life phases and experiences aren't necessarily linear.
Roots: Ancestry, heritage, the past, wisdom, experience over generations, stories.
Leaves: Growing, developing, prospering, learning in a safe and nurturing environment.
Storm: Adversity, intense ups and downs, fiery emotions, hard-learned lessons.
Bloom: Harmony, time to reflect, to be in tune, flourishing, collaboration.
Seed: New life, unfold, passing on, the future, lineage.
Open Studio exposition
The series was my main focus during our Open Studio at the end of the SVA Summer Illustration Residency. Thanks to everyone who came out!
