On large scale drawings

I encountered those large rolls of Fabriano paper 150cm wide many years ago and was using them with students when I was working at Chelsea Art College. I acquired one of these rolls for my studio and since sharing them first at my Collectors view in 2023, have been mulling over my own large scale drawings.

I have now made a series of intense pencil works of scaled up pieces of (now significant) rubbish I found on my swalkeling journeys. I like the paradox of bringing attention to ignored objects and finds in order to reassess them, seeing them up close and personal transforms them into abtract works. Making these drawings has meant the paper got a bit of a battering, they are raw and a bit unruly, but after much cogitation I have resolved they need to stay that way and have decided to exhibit a few in our WTFCollective ‘Borderlines’ show in Berwick, look out for images of them coming up in situ @susiesatelier. Plus more large scale works to come !

Susie