Semester of Graduation
Summer 2025
Degree
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Printmaking
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
Parts That Cannot Be Found is a body of work where I use imagery of trees that are sick or injured, to show my struggles as a person who has been in survival mode their whole life. I use the facts I found in the book “The Hidden Life of Trees,” by Peter Wohlleben, where he describes what trees do and how and why they feel. Since I hold trees in high regard, I started researching how they function. Trees are living beings, and ignoring their presence is tragic. Throughout this paper, I contextualize my work by exploring specific printmaking mediums such as lithography, intaglio, and papermaking. My prints of the tangled roots, and deforestation and dead plant life express my struggles with PTSD and the slow process of healing.
Date
5-12-2025
Recommended Citation
Baggette, Amber, "Parts That Cannot Be Found" (2025). LSU Master's Theses. 6166.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/6166
Committee Chair
Cardenas, Lauren