"I cut into the layers and peeled them back like a surgeon" | Artist in Residence: Rebecca Stevenson 

I totally understand that sentiment.

@@bettinarossi7908 I thought I was alone!

@@jerrysstories711 😸

We had to try really hard not to

a 'grotesque' is simply a motif in art with human figures that are bizarre and often as she said 'morph' into other beings, natural things and objects, it doesn't have the same negative connotation in art and architecture as in everyday use :))

Gloves can cause the person to tear or mishandle items in some cases. They lack the tactile quality to safely turn pages, for example. They aren't always used, and for good reason.

@@laundromatjones4337 I'll give you the first part.

why?

@@biolameieri Because you have natural oil on your hands

@@pamelacommons7315 it's her own work. Why would she shield her art from her own hands? She's the one making it

If you're referring to the drawings in the beginning, gloves aren't always the best for preserving archival material, particularly paper and books. There are some hazards to handling delicate paper with a diminished sense of touch, and that lack of tactile feedback is the reason some archivists believe thorough and repeated hand washing to remove oil build up before handling materials to be better precautions than gloves. As gloves are inevitably slightly larger than your hands, they can also impair hand proprioception, leading to an increased risk of the glove snagging on fragile or brittle edges. Our hands are very dexterous and capable of fine and careful movement, but gloves can, in some circumstances, provide more drawbacks than benefit. The Smithsonian has a good blog post about this, titled "No Love for White Gloves, or: The Cotton Menace". Although it discusses book preservation rather than drawings, I would imagine similar dynamics apply with the drawings shown in the video, as you can see that the artist Rebecca handles the drawings on the edges, as one would do with pages in a book.

​@@GG-ms5udfascinating comment! Thank you for sharing ♡