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About the Artist
Pronouns: they/them
art has always been a passion + a home for me because of having a largely non-verbal brain. as both a pre-verbal + beyond-verbal language, i value art for its ability to communicate more deeply and to bring out bits of our souls which we can’t access with words.
my major project of the past 3 years has been creating desert-themed lunar trackers to track biorhythms, observe one’s environment, + think about time differently. it's easiest to connect to artmaking if i know it will benefit others, and i hope these trackers bring users a reflective space plus encourage them to fill them with their own art ~ ~
i am also very interested in and motivated by the practice of art therapy. i have hugely benefitted from this practice, personally and within the collective.
About the Process
for the lunar trackers, i spend time through out the year observing seasonal ecology, and reflect on how plants, animals, and fungi show movement and transition. while it may be more recognizable to call these “moon calendars” i stay away from that terminology because the word “calendar” has its root in debt collection and class-gap enforcement (explained more in the book). the purpose of these books is exactly the opposite: to move away from capitalism’s narrow and rigid way of describing movement of time and space.
i use pen to then draw scenes which correspond to each of the moon cycles for that year, then compile these into a long book which i hand sew.
the opening page has suggestions for how to interact with the tracker:
a tool for observing your environment / your own biorhythms + health \ societal + earth events
for planning + organizing / as a date book / as a diary \ as a field log \ as a dream book
as a poetry practice / a’sketch a’day / mood scribbling \ cloud drawings \ monster yearbook
Virtual Studio Tour
Studio Video
Contact & Purchase Information
Interested in Purchasing?Pricing Information: Less than $150
To purchase, either visit lunartracking.bigcartel.com, or email me directly at vetivir@gmail.com to arrange a transaction. I can drop-off in Tucson, or can mail your tracker if preferred.
Contact Information
Website: https://lunartracking.bigcartel.com
Email: vetivir@gmail.com
Studio Information
Address: , , Arizona, , [ Map it! ]
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