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Encrusted, part 1 (Cats)
Pen and Ink on Paper
Two Drawings, 30 x 22 inches each
2009
Encrusted, part 2 (Dogs)
Pen and Ink on Paper
Two Drawings, 30 x 22 inches each
2008
Encrusted, part 3 (Chickens)
Pen and Ink on Paper
Two Drawings, 30 x 22 inches each
2008
Encrusted (detail)
Pen and Ink on Paper
2008

Inspired by ancient family crests which often feature noble animals rearing up on each side. There is one for each of my three sets of grandparents. The specific animals chosen refer to my my Grandpa Bailey, who suffered a stroke at age 82 and as a result spent the last eleven years of his life with his vocabulary reduced to the words cats, dogs, and chickens.