Zodiac Series
For the past 18 years, Austin has created an original Lunar New Year artwork annually — one for each zodiac year — as a personal ritual and offering.
Each piece begins in study and devotion: research into cultural traditions, studies and observation of the zodiac animal, and meditation on the emotional undercurrents of the year ahead. From this process, emerges the annual design: a rich modern cultural artifact, rooted in intention, symbolism, and care, all distilled into a deceptively simple form.
Over time, the practice has expanded. What began as an act for family friends has grown into more formats (digital works, essays, and more), and a body of work with devoted collectors.
Each year brings a collection of “art” in different formats.
The Year of the Snake brought:
4 handmade mixed media pieces, made using watercolor stamped through a handcut stencil, oil pastel, and gold foil
an accompanying artist statement
a digital design
a limited run of gold foil prints
an essay on "the principles of the Year of the Snake"
