29. SAILBOAT

Sailboat 

(2023) Oil on Panel, 8"x6"

I have lived and worked in my home studio for twelve years this September. Through the years I have made small improvements to the apartment, namely, I retiled the bathroom and removed the wainscoting that surrounded the bathtub. The tub had been refinished poorly with a cheap home-kit and in its non-original state, it appeared to be carved entirely out of wood. I remember asking the landlord if the bathtub was steel or wood, like a sailboat. This mirror was later smashed to pieces by said landlord, accidentally, when I surprised him by returning home early from work during his unannounced visit inside of my home. I mourn its loss and the absence of the American Dream of homeownership. GRID, as a project, seeks to capture life unfiltered and without curation, in contrast to a social media grid, which never reflects real life.