The works are constructed mixed-media drawings on Mylar which utilize
reclaimed segments of abandoned drawings, image-layering, and expressive
mark-making. Initially the works may seem abstract, a flurry of shape,
scratch, and color. Reinforcing this are cut lines and the flat space of the
images. But closer examination shows recognizable forms: here is a feather,
a bowl, a hand. And then the same form surfaces in each image: an owl,
maybe, or an angel. These little rounds, looking oddly optimistic in
their slashed settings, perch at or perhaps fly out of intersections of
salvage. What has happened? The cutting, the harsh marks seem like signs of
violence, but when these violently made pieces are brought together,
something new and whole appears. It's as if Duchesne¹s shaken her sketchbook
and something has tumbled free, something hidden there all along.
