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I repeatedly use the image of the centaur, the feral, and the early hominid. These slightly altered states of human being intrigue me as they offer options for existence; a mode of being more connected to our animal selves. This drawing “Barrier Island” is a self portrait created upon return from my solitary stay on Assategue Island. Assateague is a barrier island off the coast of Maryland renowned for free-roaming feral horses. Camping there with no human contact, I became absorbed into the ebbing and flowing of sea water and wildlife. By falling in tune with the daily rhythms of the place and, by extension, the natural world I was no longer a separate being but part of the island.
Barrier Island
watercolor on paper
16" x 24"
More of my work can be seen at www.mollyschafer.com
Barrier Island
watercolor on paper
16" x 24"
More of my work can be seen at www.mollyschafer.com
Molly Schafer
My quasi-pre-historical, romanticized narratives create a dramatic record of desire and aggression that questions the boundaries of gender, species, and self-identification.
