The song Blind Lemon by Lead Belly focuses on his friend and fellow musician Blind Lemon Jefferson with whom he played for 18 years around Dallas, Texas. The songs speak to their relationship, travels, and conversations.
I instantly knew I wanted to use the image of the eye to fuel my design, and one night, when my roommate and friend of four years brought home an irregular piece of ceiling tile that he’d punched loose in a drunken beligerance from a casino somewhere in the Lake Tahoe area I knew I had to use it. My piece speaks to Lemon’s disability as a tether that tied these individuals together for so many years and the inherent bond that developed between the two. By incorporating the tile, a piece of my personal bond reinforces the strength of the subject.
PS: My roommate refers to the piece as the eye of the casino, forever watching him and passing judgment on his actions.
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