I slowly compose shapes and subjects within each box. I sometimes redefine boundaries or combine two and eventually I no longer see the boxes but see the completed image in front of me with elements arranged on the page in relation to each other. I present mark-making and language through my chosen media because charcoal, pencil, and oil pastels are all drawing media. You hold these mark-making tools in you hand and can write out a sentence. Charcoal calls to mind fire and ash.
Oil pastels are a smoother media, good for symbols.
Oil pastel, pencil, charcoal, airbrush, erasing and water were my main media. I like to really work the surfaces of my imagery by combining many types of media. I work the surface by first laying down a form or series of lines and then erasing part of it. Then I'll draw on top of it again and maybe finally airbrush it. The effects of media, one upon the other, are fascinating to me, most notably because mixed media adds to the dimension, subject and content of the artwork.