This started as a still life drawing.
I have a fake skull I bought in Mexico,
and I drew it on 5/22/08.
the drawing was unremarkable.
In fact, I kind of hated it.
The drawing was light, and lacked committment.

So, on 7/18/08 (a Friday), I got to have a
talk with one of my friends
I won't bore you with all the things we said.


After speaking with her, I documented most
of the conversation on this piece.
Writing completely filled the page surrounding the skull.
And then I went about my darkening and mark making
In the end I obscured more than half of what was written.
Not really on purpose, I was working intuitively.
When the values and marks looked right to me,
I went back and re-marked words and phrases.
I think some of the more important words were preserved.
They are not able to be read like a book,
But I think some of the ideas remain.
I wish all the words could have remained,
but my drawings aren't like that.
And maybe, she would not want it all visible either.

I really like the drawing now.
It may seem like inside information,
and I guess it kind of is.
But to me what I enjoy about it,
is that a meaningful conversation,
full of ideas and emotion,
was captured and memorialized.

Now I'll be sure not to forget that day,
that we had such a nice talk.

Media: Pencils on paper (aprox 6"x10")

I would like to add, an apology, to her: I am sorry, for not asking you first. That was bad of me. bad chris, bad! bad!