There are secrets we keep forever
Senior thesis series, Pinky Promise deals directly with coming of age and the realization that what we thought we knew about the people in our lives, about those who raised us, is only a fraction of the truth. That perhaps they don’t belong on the pedestals we’ve placed them on, and the children we were deserved so much better.
Lilly also used this series as a way to return to the forest which kept her safe as a child, at least in spirit.
Hiraeth: Homesickness for a place you cannot return Oil on canvas, 2019
Talisman: A good luck object, sometimes for safety Oil on canvas, 2019
Abditory: A concealed location to hide Oil on canvas, 2019
Imprint: To recognize and trust Oil on canvas, 2018-2019
Psithurism: The sound of rustling leaves or wind in trees Oil on canvas, 2019
Petrichor: The earthy smell after a rain Oil on canvas, 2018-2019
Vestigial: Remaining as the last part of something that existed Oil on canvas, 2018-2019