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“Wayside Shrine (Diorama)” 2026 photos taken by Priscilla Lee @prisch17108 — — — First of three pieces that ended up in my Thesis show, “Wayside Shrine (Diorama)” envisions the future of connection with nature and others. A trailhead kiosk becomes a secular shrine, where found and made objects of philosophical and spiritual nature are left alongside maps or environmental information. My thesis research had to do with possible cultural shifts towards reconnection with the world around us, including other people and our own bodies. Shrines make their way back into homes even in nonreligious contexts, people recall days of mourning doves and the wind pressing waves into grass, we wish to be apart from the digital world. Even though we might depart from modern social technology, virtual connection is still possible—we connect by visiting the same places as others, at different times, witnessing both the change and sameness that take place between moments. The evocation of folk art, virtual pilgrimage, and contemporary trends in design create a diorama of a future where we re-become part of our environment.

Prescribed Burn •••up to interpretation what the three ladies mean. Many have said the fates, it’s been mentioned that they could be the Maid the Mother and the Crone, they could be ghosts, they might be made of fire. Their pose is drawn from a still in Eadward Muybridge’s book “Animal Locomotion” (1887). #painting #prescribedfire #prescribedburn #acrylicpaint #artist #art #artschool #washu #samfoxschool #muybridge

kite room (2025) ••• she’s a very large enclosure-ish space, with a back wall that is entirely made up of paintings that wave in the wind and a ceiling made of ripstop nylon. for the few days she was up, this was a great spot to do work. each painting featured something which interacts in air somehow—by having empty space, by being something that consumes air, or by being something that is animated by air and its movement. i consistently am embraced by the thought that the air around us is not empty, it’s all substance. negative space is always full of something.••• #sculpture #kite #fort #blanketfort #artschool #air

Some overcast photos of my sky palace I created!! Made with polyester voile, steel pencil rod, zip ties, and a couple bad welds (oops). Very much inspired by the work of @rachelbhayes !! #fort #textileart #tent #art

fun little corset belt top thing with laser cut appliqué and beading! plus what the stitching looks like from the inside, and also a bonus dinosaur image.

clip from an animation for class! animation done in Adobe Photoshop, background is a photo of a watercolor diorama made by me.

silly collagraph! also diorama and diorama frame :)

poorly cropped monotype dump + some acorns and twigs that i saw that someone else had previously arranged!!

“a collection of things and a means for its display” as a project prompt resulted in me making a blanket fort for class. see second pic for my prof, hanging out in the fort.

i only like drawing bald trees (or needly trees)

drew this pretty picture (original photo/reference by @alliemtaylor )

a watercolor from a long while back. depicting two flowers from the first bouquet i ever got from my boyfriend, a burnt candle match, a dry gingko leaf, and a tiny deer from my grandmother’s house. finished in early 2021.