spray paint experiments
In May 2020, I built a plywood wall underneath the deck of my parents’ house while sheltering-in-place. For the next few months, I taught myself how to spray paint, from large murals to smaller stencils on paper. I also taught a mini-unit in spray painting with stencils to my Introduction to Art and Graphic Design classes at The Taft School.
Murals
“Bloom Wall” was part of a joint student and faculty gallery exhibition at The Taft School entitled, “How Did We Create?”
Bloom Wall, 2020
Bloom Wall exhibited in the Mark W. Potter Gallery at The Taft School
Lungs, 2020-2021
No Justice No Peace, 2020
Keep Ya Head Up! Stencil Project
In 2021, I created 18 stencils of neck vertebrae and sent them to friends as part of my nengajo, traditional Japanese New Years cards sent to those who you wish to thank. I wrote about more about the process and concept on my Substack, The Drip, which you can read here: “The Creative Process of Gratitude.”
