Illustrating on Naturally Dyed Textile

Mansion Door

This illustration is inspired by the song “Mansion Door” by Shakey Graves. The song has this sort of haunting comfort that is shown with the use of the indigo textile and the style of the house. It is very difficult to view but the door is slightly creaked to inflict curiosity within the viewer and allude to the lyrics that state “If you knew what would happen then you’d never step foot in the mansion door”. The use of graphite makes it more haunting as it is challenging to view on the deep indigo textile and the viewer is dated to take a closer look...

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