To achieve smooth surfaces, she utilizes black rectangular sponges. For strokes and variations in texture, she employs an American goose feather. In a plastic container, there is pure powdered charcoal that she applies with a ball of cotton, “to imbue shadows too intricate to be sketched.”
The process involves carefully building up layers, until a soft and velvety texture is achieved, drawing the viewer in.
At the end of each day, the artist is covered in charcoal. In her creations, no blank spaces remain untouched. “Even if I wanted to, the paper inevitably becomes smudged with everything. Ultimately, I find myself removing elements I initially included.
I always begin with the absence of light, but the true essence of the drawing takes shape through erasure.”
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