Series Statement
The Anatomy of Goodbye is a graphite series about remembrance—how people, moments, and versions of ourselves don’t vanish cleanly. Even when we try to let go, there’s almost always a remaining thread: a habit, a warmth, a reflex, a memory that returns without permission. This series treats that leftover connection not as a failure, but as evidence that something was real.
Each drawing isolates a single stage of parting—contact, tension, separation, echo, acceptance, and aftertouch—like a sequence of anatomical studies. Hands become the language because they are where connection is most literal: we hold, we reach, we release. The images move from unity toward distance, but the arc is ultimately hopeful. The goal isn’t to erase the bond; it’s to learn how to carry what remains forward with you.
Works in the Series
When We Held Hands (Contact) — unity
Where Warmth Starts to Slip (Pull) — tension
Fingertips Apart (Separation) — loss
The Ghost Between (Echo) — memory
The Weight I Keep (Holding On) — acceptance
Light I Keep (Aftertouch) — release, but with hope
Process / Material Note
Graphite is central to this series because it behaves like memory: it smudges, layers, softens, and darkens with repetition. I’m using value shifts and subtle edge control to build emotion without relying on color.
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"When We Held Hands (Contact)"
"Where Warmth Starts to Slip (Pull)"