Girls with curls are always trouble. I know, I was one. This work pays homage to curlwork used to decorate trucks alongside their signwriting. It is beautiful and delicate, and each signwriter has their signature style.
The works presented in Changing Lanes use typography and signwriting techniques to examine family, belonging and self-acceptance while also
looking at the tensions and contrasts in my upbringing and in the current environment.
A large part of my childhood was spent around my family’s trucks, and I loved it. The smells, the sounds, the art of the signs. My fascination with visual communication started here – as a curious 5-year-old shadowing sign writers as they worked on the trucks, no doubt being very annoying and asking lots of questions. Awed by the skill of these artists, their ability to produce in some cases quite delicate works of art on these vehicles with little room for error.
Masculine/Feminine, Greenie/ Conservative, Rough/Gentle, Utilitarian/ Beautiful, Connected/Disconnected – this body of work is about moving forward and being in charge of your own direction.
