“Menina”

Year: 2024.

Size: 10x10
Materials: Calomine lotion, pastel, chalk, crayon on shaped wood panel. 
Price: $450

I made this little one at Bard over the summer.  
I found an old bottle of calamine lotion in my studio and thought a lot about what it means to soothe.

The palette and mark-making were very intuitive.

Menina means “girl” in Portuguese.