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DEAREST MILES, 2024

Personal project, 11 pieces, each made of 160 hand-cut, yard-long strips of butcher paper for a total of 1760 strips, 1 mile of paper. Each piece is a detailed portrayal of a place important to me, incorporating people, text, song lyrics, architecture, and more. From first to 11th piece, the places get further and further from my current location (Boston, MA, 0 miles furthest being Telluride, CO, 2219 miles).

Each piece 22x36", posca pens, felt-tip pen, graphite on butcher paper. Oct 2023 - Feb 2024.
Piece 1 – Boston, MA.
Piece 2 – Cape Cod, MA.
Piece 3 – New York, NY
Piece 4 – Pawley's Island, SC.
Piece 5 – St. Josaphat's Basilica, WI.
Piece 6 – House in Milwaukee, WI.
Piece 7 – Childhood house in Milwaukee, WI.
Piece 8 – Current house in Milwaukee, WI.
Piece 9 – School in Milwaukee, WI.
Piece 10 – School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL.
Piece 11 – Telluride, CO.
DEAREST MILES, 2024
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DEAREST MILES, 2024

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