For this semester-long project, I set out to bring more intention to a style of abstract line drawing I’ve done my whole life, usually as a way to turn my brain off and unwind. I wanted to explore where these lines come from and how they connect to things like music, movement, and material. The result was a six-part series that helped me better understand a process I’ve always taken for granted.

Each piece used a different medium to look at these subconscious drawings in a new way (All photos/links included at the bottom):

1. A wooden light box, built like a puzzle from cut and painted pieces, that turns the line into form and shadow

2. An 8-bit style maze game made in Bitsy, using the drawings as pathways through a digital space

3. A drawing experiment done while listening to a shuffled playlist of my favorite pop songs, with a color key showing each track’s influence

4. A hand-drawn shirt, bringing the line art into fashion and physical movement

5. A line animation synced to the song Make It Stop by Peter McPoland, where I let vocal tone and sound distortion guide the flow of the line

6. A large-scale 24x36 drawing focused on layering and scale to push the visual depth of the work

This project made me think differently about how I work, and how something subconscious can become intentional when you slow down, pay attention, and explore it from all angles.