Touch

Skin, 2 ¾ x 2 ¾, color pencil 

“Most amazing, perhaps, is that it can mend itself when necessary, and it is constantly renewing itself.” (Diane Ackerman,  A Natural History of the Senses, 68)

This drawing illustrates the regenerative nature of skin. It grows and builds on top of itself as needed and is there as a infinite source of physical support in our bodies. 

Interpretive Drawing of Auguste Rodin’s, The Kiss (1882)

8 ¾ x 9, color pencil

“Ecstasy pours off every inch of them. Touching in only a few places, they seem to be touching in every cell. Above all, they are oblivious to us, the sculptor, or anything on earth outside of themselves. It is as if they have fallen down the well of each other; they are not only self=absorbed, but actually absorbing one another”. (Diane Ackerman,  A Natural History of the Senses, 114)

This replication of Rodin’s, The Kiss, embodies the energy exchange between the two people sharing this kiss. Although they are only touching and embracing certain parts of each other, every other cell in their body can feel these touches. It’s as if every single cell in their body is frantically vibrating and reaching out to touch one another in desperation. They are lost in this moment and only aware of this universe they are sharing within that moment, disregarding space and time. The physical heat transpired as well as the physical and emotional stimulation is being poured into each other.