For my in-depth project I wanted to stay on the same subject of my nesting dolls since it was still connected to folk art but I wanted to push it further where the piece melded folk art and family. This piece was a bit challenging for me because normally I work in small scale, I like drawing people's eyes into my pieces by making them have to get close, maybe even a little uncomfortable. However for this piece to work (in my eyes) I had to change up the scale quiet a lot. I wanted her to have a presence that felt like it was in the background but still had a solid place in the room. Since I was still tying to achieve people coming close and interacting with my piece I gave her something small to hold so that it drew the attention into her. She is looking down at the object so I wanted others to follow her lead. I tried to use parallels between the emptiness of the figure and the emptiness of the doll which could be interpreted to many things.
My piece is about my Abuela who for several years had a hard time trying to get pregnant while both her siblings had several children. She's looking for her child or maybe at that point in her life, herself. My Abby is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet but she's also the toughest. I wanted her to look strong but delicate. Im a but of a brute and none much of my work has ever looked delicate at all so I was racking my brain for some answers. For a while I was going to present my figure without the shawl but I am so glad that I added it because I feel like it made her much more real and gave her the softness I was looking for.
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