"typeface: an exploration of text in art" by sarahjayn

All of these things are from my senior thesis art show at New College. This is the ad that I put on postcards / posters to get people to come to the show.
My professor didn't like it, but I did. I still do. I think he thought it was too low-key.

I got the idea for this series from one of my jobs in college. I used to take care of this autistic boy during services at a Presbyterian Church. He was the son of a History professor at New College who would get all freaked out about one second into services.
Anyway, they had this sign outside - like a marquee - and this week it said, "God takes pleasure in those who do His will." but a tree blocked the later half from my view and all I could see was, "God takes pleasure." I wrote it down, and would check other signs for similar things. A little over a year later, I had these three:
"Hell is only a second away."
"You are what you believe."
and, of course . . .
"God takes pleasure."

This was a quote taken from a 1970s book on human sexuality. It's one of my favourite finds. I got it at a Bradenton flea market for fifty cents.

This was a quote I heard on television about the state of American health care.

This is sad because it's a quote from my Uncle Joe. He said it when he was dying of cancer at the Veteran's Hospital. I hated seeing him that way. He was such a good man.

These are quotes taken from movies on various wars.

This is taken right from the paper. I think it's awfully telling about the state of things in Manatee County.

These are haikus I collected by listening to people's conversations. I was looking for some pattern in random speech. It took a long time to find, but it was worth it.