Travel and Interconnectedness

International Travel, Charcoal on Paper, 24"x18"

Traveling the World

I have begun sorting my parents' things, especially photos and documents. One of the things I found last week was a pile of passports - 65 years worth for each parent. Most of them had international stamps from border crossings made visiting family or moving or just vacationing. The earliest passports were from their country of birth. Later, after becoming U.S. citizens, they got American passports. Through all of those years, there were dozens of countries visited.

This drawing was based on the idea of travel and international connections. I used the booklets and the variety of Customs stamps to create a visual collage.