and in this afterglow of victory . . .

 
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I wanted to let you know that, over the next week, I’ll be doing a studio sale—and a percentage of all sales will go to Georgia-based justice and voter outreach organizations.


During the government shutdown a while back (remember that?), I was waiting for supplies stuck in customs and started a series of drawings exploring plans for a large-scale installation. The install never happened, but the drawings took on a life of their own and are still evolving, almost two years later. 


The series is called Troika, referring to a 19th century carriage drawn by three horses. The middle horse toes the line, galloping from point A to point B, on a mission to deliver—to lead, to clear the way. The two horses on either side, flanking the center horse, respond to the actual conditions of the road, its uneven terrain, pushing and pulling to avoid pits and stones—improvising within the given structure of a particular trajectory, a single journey. 


Of the forty drawings made during that period, I converted ten into prints and framed the first print of each edition. More details to come, but sneak peak, below are pics from my studio. This will be a no touch sale, no worries, available only through me online.


Looking forward … I can’t wait to see how much we can raise to reach voters and fight voter suppression.


Eliza Valk