Hey Y'all!

I hope everyone is doing well. This past week brought a bunch of frustration. I didn't make anything that I was fully satisfied with, but it was a nice reminder that part of the art making process is making work you won't always like. One of my favorite things about drawing is the process itself, sometimes more than the final result. I threw away an almost finished drawing this week, and it felt cleansing in a way.

Here are a few images of my studio to show you my messy live/work space, and to show how hard storage of finished work is for me, especially with larger framed pieces. However, I'm mostly sending these images because I love the way my drawing wall looks when I take work down off of it. It feels like a finished piece by itself.

I'd also like to share two images (below) of an artist/friend who's work I find brilliant, Sophia Belkin. She's based out of New Orleans as well. We moved down here together from Baltimore back in 2012. Her work has a collage quality that I love.

Best,

Tom

In Petri Idyed cotton, embroidery, assorted fabrics10x132019 — **In Petri I**
dyed cotton, embroidery, assorted fabrics
10x13
2019

Dacha Potdye on linen, photograph on chiffon, hoop earring, resin23x25x32018 — **Dacha Pot**
dye on linen, photograph on chiffon, hoop earring, resin
23x25x3
2018