In A Dissociative State

ABOUT: You've heard of therapy, but have you tried dissociating instead? Move over villain era. It's time for emotional unavailability, leaving your friends and family on "read" for days at a time before struggling to create an excuse for your extended absence, and detaching yourself from your emotions, your surroundings, and reality. Why deal with your woes when you can enter your delusional dissociative era? This 12 piece series focuses on dissociating, existential dread, and all the delusional fun that comes with navigating mental health in the modern world, where it feels easier to make a meme than get help.

(This series may be a cynical outlook and over exaggeration on mental health, but in all seriousness, if you're ever experiencing any mental health issues, big or small, I highly recommend speaking with someone, ideally a trained professional and never hesitate to contact the Calgary Distress Centre at 403-266-4357 if you need immediate support.)

MEDIUM: Mixed Media (Book (Impressionism Art Book, to be specific), spray paint, acrylic paint, digital tablet drawing and image manipulation transfer on glassine paper, various translucency mediums, custom made and cut vinyl lettering and stencilling, then more spray paint)

HOW IT'S MADE: This mixed media piece starts with a collage background using the pages of a thrifted Impressionism Art Book. From there, the background is hand spray painted, with acetone spray occasionally allowing the images underneath to peak through. Then, using digital drawings created in GIMP, the artist draws and creates figures, then using manipulation to create blur patterning.

This digital drawing is printed, then hand transferred onto glassine paper using a mix of laser ink, ink pen, and acrylic paint. Using the artist's unique blend of spirits and mediums, the paper is hand manipulated to turn transparent and sealed, then manually adhered with the artist's unique matte medium blend.

Lastly, the lettering is cut on vinyl, with each letter hand cut. Using transfer paper, the lettering is adhered to the canvas, then spray painted. The vinyl is removed to show the spray paint lettering, and the piece is sealed with 2 layers of spray satin varnish.