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HEATHER DAY: Hey, I'm Heather, and this is my toolbox.
Here's my sketchbook.
I try to bring my sketchbooks everywhere
I go just so that I make sure not to miss a moment,
and I'm able to capture it there on the spot.
Here's my paint brush.
I have a ton of these, all different sizes,
and it allows me to make a wide range of marks.
And here's my slate.
I can zoom in and zoom out and undo my marks
and keep working at a faster pace.
Photos-- let's say I'm going on a hike.
I try to capture a little bit of the moment that can remind me,
even a mundane detail that happened.
And here's a rock.
When I'm hiking, I'll pick up random souvenirs along the way,
and they can represent the moments
I had when I was out there.
Pastels-- they really add a lush layer to the canvas.
A rag, a book of essays, some pencils, a swatch book,
and tape.
So my work is really unplanned, and I actually rely a lot
on the element of the accident.
And as I develop and work on it, the painting
starts to evolve in front of me, and I try to take an idea
and run with it.
Sometimes I'll stand on top of a 10-foot ladder
and drop like pools of paint and pigment onto the canvas
and let it kind of explode and splash and see
where it ends up.
I made paintings that were turned
into Pixel cases and this.
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