As we pick away at parts of story that inspire strong visual imagery, we are also picking away at story structure and even a working title. As of today, we’re entertaining the title ‘Not From Here’….which reflects Hearn’s own rootlessness and longing for a home, plus the xenophobia that meets the ‘others’ in many cultures,, and finally, the reality of colonial invasion and exploitation. In the meantime, I’ve been exploring combinations of analog painting and digital collage. Most of my pieces start with a gouache painting and photographs of my paint palette, as well as of other grotty surfaces. Then they are blended, along with considerable digital painting in Procreate.
