The Destructive Allure of the Unfinished

Don’t let what you might do blind you to what you’ve already done

A spread from my sketchbook exploring mark making inspired by nature. Background image by Deeana Garcia via Pexels

I’m mesmerized watching Eva Kalien’s reels of her mixed media sketches, but inevitably I want her to have stopped way sooner than she does.

I am drawn to some of Eva Kitok’s early embroidery work, where parts of the composition are outlined with stitch, but…