Lunch Hour with Grandma and Grandpa

Jessica Trac, 2T3 MAM

A portrait of my grandparents, born out of an art club at a tech start-up I used to work at.

It was a month into my work term in a new city when I was introduced to the art club via the company slack. A group of 3-5 employees gathered each week during lunch-time and worked away on a piece in their medium of choice. We had a woman who loved to use watercolours, another intern who always worked with ink, and myself and two others who typically went with traditional pencil. In particular, this piece was done in my moleskine journal with a mechanical pencil.

 I found solace in this lunch club. It was a peaceful space within a fast-paced environment. This first piece was made during a time of home-sickness.