Strange Dreams

The Strange Dreams Series

Winter/Summer ’11

“Strange Dreams” started as a series of charcoal on newsprint (24x18) drawings. I laid out the newsprint, turned up my music, and just unconsciously worked on the paper. Eventually, a figure or idea would emerge from the markings.

I revised these pieces the following summer by adding watercolor to each. I wasn’t sure what to make of the finished works—kind of like when you wake up and remember moments of a bizarre dream you were having, but you can't quite put it together. I used the word “Jawn” in the titles because, where I come from, when we don’t know what to call something, we just call that thing a Jawn. Even if we know what it is, we still call it a Jawn.

This series is significant to me because this is where I planted my flag. My first attempt at calling myself an artist.