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Kate <strong>Louis</strong><br />
Professor De Neve<br />
Drawing Workshop<br />
9 May 2022<br />
Preserving the Ephemeral <strong>Description</strong><br />
Preserving the Ephemeral is a representation of my changing perspectives on life and<br />
death. One could look at the preservation of flowers as a waste of time as they no longer hold the<br />
same vibrancy or beauty as when they were alive. Similarly, I had found it disheartening that I<br />
could never return to the innocence of my youth and that people I loved could leave my life<br />
either by growing apart or by death. I tried to forget these memories. As I have grown older, I<br />
have found that it does not have to be a negative practice to reflect on happier times of the past<br />
even if I can never feel exactly the way I did in those moments. I find it fulfilling to appreciate<br />
and carry these moments and people who are no longer in my life with me. Likewise, it is a<br />
meaningful process to try to retain the beauty of flowers by pressing them rather than throwing<br />
them away.<br />
Physical Features of the Original <strong>Book</strong>:<br />
Size: approximately 20 cm x 15 cm<br />
Materials: Plywood, Assortment of Flowers, Prismacolor Pencils
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