Drawings From The Well explores sources of individual creative spirit and drive. Within the well lies all parts of the self; from the surface we draw from daily, to depths seldom acknowledged. At the point of overflow, the depths begin to rise allowing those motives and feelings to become visible. I find these periodic wellings to be helpful in self understanding, and important to growth. Every well contains all of our influences, memories, and perspectives; the fibers of the self held at varying depths. Multifaceted in our nature; humans take on more interests, roles, and traits than we are often aware of. Trips to the depths of the well can feel treacherous, however with exploration comes clarity upon surfacing.

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Sentida is a collection of Selena Ward’s recent installation pieces that serves as a visual memoir for her surge in personal reflection and self discovery within recent years. Bookmaking, quiltmaking and image making all feature to dissect her feelings of displacement within her own Chicana identity, explore her obscured ancestral history, and question conflicting ideas on beauty, womanhood, love, domesticity, and loss. 

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I’ve lived in Indianapolis for almost 4 years, it’s my home. I’ve explored many depths of this city. It’s a blur to me now. I see the same buildings and people every other day. 

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While her present artistic practice grew roots in classical cello and midnight poetry, Em Elise has always been fascinated by the body and its languages. She sees patterns of birth and death as ever present: from ephemeral relationships between lovers to the synchronicity between menstruation and la luna.

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