This spiral staircase was inspired by the form of the Nautilus shell.
For my Nautilus series, I chose to work with oil pastels to stay as close to the paper as possible, manually filling its texture with pigment. When creating the staircase, I started by applying several alternating white and metallic layers. I then proceeded by carving out a design on top of each step with a sharpened wooden tool, revealing the shades underneath.
This work is shipped with a white wooden frame, ready to be hung on the wall. The dimensions of the framed drawing are: 22.8 x 22.8 cm (or 9 x 9 inches), without the frame: 20 x 20 cm.