Noisemakers, Drawn in Ink

A still life of party noisemakers rendered entirely with ink. Unlike the silver bells, which sat contained and inward-facing, these noisemakers resist stillness. They cross, collide, and stack. The composition leans heavily on diagonals, creating tension and movement even in silence.

Working in pen and ink meant committing fully to that energy. There’s no softening, no undoing. The striped paper bodies wrap and introduce new geometry and contrast that break up the original alignments.

There’s a quiet humor in rendering celebration without sound. These noisemakers don’t shout. They don’t mark the hour. They simply exist as objects - creased, patterned, paused mid-chaos.