Tacoma, WA
040325

C₄₃H₆₆N₁₂O₁₂S₂: To Be Touched
[Vector Graphic, Pen Plotter, Micron 0.1 & 0.2] 
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Concept

To touch and be touched, emotionally, physically, spiritually. This is just one of the many meanings of life, but it is one that is close to my heart. As a person who readily shows physical affection, It can be hard to see it warped into a thing reserved for romantic and familial relationships. My pieces show that physical affection can be a pillar of support in all kinds of relationhsips, platonic or otherwise. In fact, recent studies have found that Oxytocin release from cuddling and from working out are synergistic, and can relieve pain. Touch soothes the soul.

These pieces were created in pen and ink on watercolor paper. The graphics were designed with a custom scatterbrush in Illustrator, constrained to clipping masks. The final images were printed with an AxiDraw plotter printer, then touched up by hand.