Cradled

White and black charcoal on toned paper, 14x11n.

12.9.22

Gold Key—Scholastic Arts and Writing 2023

Sold for $280 at the Crystal Springs Uplands School Art Galley in Central Park, San Mateo

With this surrealist piece, I wanted something soft and safe, with hints of something unsettling. If you were the baby, would you sleep soundly? Are you afraid for the baby? Can you trust the firefly watching over the baby? Personally, I’ve always romanticized this scene in my mind, but depending on the person, this can either be beautiful or horrifying.