‘Think big’, I haveĀ been told many times over, but I love diving into the small details. This small ink drawing is part of the Inked Reveries series that are like snapshots of visual thoughts but pleasing in their own way.
Hourglass is part of my memento mori phase, in which I dove into the various images artists have used throughout the ages to symbolize our mortality. With this hourglass I played with the idea that time sometimes seems to quicken or slow down. What if, instead of with reliable sand, the hourglass was filled with liquid that sometimes streams slow as honey and sometimes pours like rain? A playful image of life dancing rather than mercilessly falling through our fingers felt like a better homage to the experience of life.
My Inked Reveries come together in their underlying theme of time and change. What will pass, what will remain?
The details:
Hand drawn with a dip pen and blue black ink on 100% cotton paper. Dimensions: 7,5 x 10 cm with rough natural edges. Excluding frame.