s.t.i.e.

shoe tying isn’t easy

2024

shoe tying is a generational work. it marks the personal and stylistic growth of a decade. it is generational in the way that it contains a timeless message that pertains to all of life.
shoe tying is important. it’s mature and also innocent and silly, it’s serious but curious.

the intermingling of the illustrations in the work with the words of the book communicate the message, at the same time, the message conveys the image.

i believe this style has emerged to tell this particular story

a knot is a circle that closes in on itself.

part topology, part anthropology, imagination, whim

persistent and hopeful