Judith Grace Vijayasenan
Dwelling Stains I
Mixed Media
2022
Henna, India Ink and Wood Panel
12" x 12
The first creation of Dwelling Stains. Henna in this process, became a sort of overlapping landscape in its own form, creating its own space and dimension with the wood. Along with the use of henna, I incorporated mini elemental ink drawings among the henna designs. Pointing to the theme of home and land, these key elements are represented as flashbacks of the past; key memories and elements of what made India home and the nostalgic significance of the land.
Work by
Judith Grace Vijayasenan
Drawing and Painting
“We can search through our past and attempt to discover the lost memories held within us but just as I scrape the henna off the board, I see the stains left behind, knowing it is not possible to go...” [More]