Childhood Memories on a Good Day

"Childhood Memories" suggests a sense of nostalgia and longing for a past time and place, which could be interpreted as a "home" or a sense of belonging. The use of bold, vibrant colors like yellow, red, and orange might represent happiness, warmth, and energy, but the chaotic feel and black sketch-like lines could also hint at a sense of disruption or dislocation. The mixed media and doodle-like elements might symbolize the fragmented nature of memories or the way our recollections of home and childhood can be fragmented or disjointed.

The idea presented here is of "home" as a sense of comfort, security, or nostalgia. The chaotic elements represent the disruption of displacement or the fragility of childhood memories.

This is a 3-panel mixed-media original painting printed by Fine Art America for the base layer and additional painting and drawing layer repurposed into the image by Jan Kirstein Rigor. The entire tapestry measures 51" x 60." The materials used include acrylic paint, pastels, graphite, oil sticks, and charcoal.

"Childhood Memories on a Good Day" reflects the global preference for new and mixed media while working within traditions of artistic expression reflecting the interconnectedness of art, society, and environment. This piece is engaged in social observation and commentary while also engaging the diction and processes of the digital age.

Social realities, cultural and aesthetic values, and histories topple and turn throughout this art piece, all while combining traditional drawing and painting with digital and electronic printing processes.

The overlap between the local loss of home as a symbol
of displacement occurs everywhere, both within the individual and throughout the world.