Still at the Table

A DINING TABLE HOLDS THE MEMORY OF A MEAL OR CONVERSATION LONG AFTER THE FOOD IS GONE.

07-14-25*

*The first drop of five paintings in this collection is scheduled to be released on July 14th. I plan to follow with a second drop in the near future, expanding on the themes and discoveries emerging from this collection.

Food can be a powerful tool for triggering a memory. A certain smell or taste can instantly bring you back to a specific place or person, an instance of what's called involuntary memory.

The composition is the driving force of this series. I've chosen to let the food take up much less space on the canvas, allowing it to act as a small but powerful entry point into a larger memory. Broad areas of color act as liminal spaces. These spaces allow that memory to unfold and invite personal reflection. 

The pieces also explore the tension between emptiness and abundance. The chairs are unoccupied, yet the table is laden with food. This contrast is meant to capture the process of recollection. A memory may begin full of vivid detail but over time those details fade. Again, the food becomes an anchor and the empty chairs echo the parts of a memory that has faded. In this way, food both initiates and preserves memory.

While I attribute my own personal meanings and stories which drove each piece into creation, I hope that each piece conjures different memories for different viewers. 

Pieces