I draw and use traditional printmaking methods to create work about human nature and my experience with being alive, reflecting the complicated emotions that lie within us. I’m thinking about laughter and mortality, love and anger. I like to explore comedy just as deeply as I have fallen into grief and sadness. Finding a balance is my intention. I am exploring interpersonal relationships, the complexities of romance, my appreciation of friendship, and the relationship with self. In my work I am navigating feelings of joy, regret, obsession, fear, indulgence, and loneliness. Some pieces are commentary on goofy shared moments, while in other pieces I thoughtfully express a common anguish. I feel inspired by the technical sensibilities of classic woodcut printmakers, paired with my love of colorful illustrations, films, and cartoons. My art is influenced by my blue collar background where I have felt the working-class struggles with addiction, mental illness, and making ends meet, while simultaneously being surrounded by friendship, love, and laughter. My art is my expression of the things we go through; the yearning, the fun, the heartbreak, the grief, the beauty. It comes back to the balance. And it’s important for me to make the kind of art that my friends can connect to. I want my work to be fun to look at, while also gripping darker considerations at times.

Contact me at

Lindseyhurst17@gmail.com