Stephanie Toppin

Artist's Process & Updates

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Low contrast experiments and other drawings in progress.

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A few starts.

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A brief call with my grandmother after too long and late night restlessness. I’ve crafted proposals and shared about my art for so many years, the lines and curves that seem inspired by nature, each related and each unique, but I hardly considered (or perhaps felt comfortable to share) how these lines show up often when I am anxious. These doodles steady me, act like companions in empty rooms, and make me feel safe. They help erase my doubts. They came with me when I left home without a discussion and for every arguement and formless path, for totalled cars and divorces, for all the times it was hard for me to dream a life beyond this moment, for late payments, beyond being religious, beyond the ceiling of my imagination. And now they are here, during a year of unpredictability and change, they steady me.

And I’ve never thanked them.

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Late night drawings. These seem to be a habit.

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Last night drawings.

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Small drawings on cardstock. Late night drawings done this year during Stay-at-Home order and virtual life. 

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Small drawings on cardstock paper. 

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Colorful, framed, double-sided paper purchased in Japan in 2019. Finally getting to use some materials that have been in my art supply stash for awhile. 

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