Oronomy

Handwriting is fascinating because it is a unique mark, a blueprint of our brains. In an arc of work using the artist's own handwriting, Oronomy is the first piece to trace someone else's written words for use as brush strokes across a canvas. Traced from an old postcard from a friend, "the mountains have names like Sleeping Lady + Dirty Face" spirals around the composition, creating its own texture of terrain. The varying line weights create a sense of depth and elevation, echoing the visual rhythm of topographic maps.

The title, Oronomy, refers to the obscure term describing the naming of mountains. The mountains mentioned in the postcard, Sleeping Lady and Dirty Face, stand in Washington state.

The work exists in two forms: as an NFT minted on the Ethereum blockchain, and as a physical piece pen-plotted in white paint markers (using four different widths) on 10"×16" black museum board.