After my toddler grandson suffered a traumatic brain injury my focus on his recovery and rehabilitation became paramount. Learning about neuroplasticity the ability of the brain to rewire itself is an amazing process. Bypassing damaged areas of the brain along with repetition, new outcomes intertwine forming new circuitry. Although we cant see the actual reconstruction, we can see the benefits and miracles of this natural phenomenon in each relearned task The brain’s ability to rewire is now an important part of my daily life. Etching and mixed media assemblage offers me a way to visualize something we cannot see, but nonetheless exists.I am currently working on the body of work for my thesis MFA in printmaking at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA. The thesis is based on my interpretation of Rewiring The Brain consisting of a series of 5 prints editioned at 20 and 12 small scale metal sculptures that have printmaking elements.
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