Secret Gloryfrom the Body Prints, acrylic on cotton
Tower of Lightfrom the Body Prints, acrylic on cotton
Tamara writes about the Body Prints:
Tamara writes about the Body Prints:
My body prints are self-portraits in which I examine my anatomy and posture, and how the muscular tension, bone alignment, and balance of my body indicate ways in which I open or shut myself to the world. I also focus on the aura surrounding and emanating from the body. I also draw upon images from ancient burial shrouds, mummies, Neolithic cave paintings, Eastern and Western medical charts, Kirlian and x-ray photography. The process of making these involves one or more actual contact body prints, which I may then work further with brushes, my fingers, airbrush, and various splattered painting techniques.
