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PORTRAIT OF SELF (2018-2022)

"Portrait of Self" is the archive of two bodies of work, "Backscatter" and "As the Desert" witch both explores the artist's self as their ancestors and their environment, respectively. 

BACKSCATTER (2018-2020)

"Backscatter" is a collection of print work created during O.L.U.B's time at Arizona State University. Through Lithography and a variety of other chemical processes O.L.U.B borrows images from previous generations to create self portraits as seen through the eyes of a younger self. "Backscatter" consists of confused, fuzzy but familiar the images. Drawing parallels from their mother's lived traumas and their own O.L.U.B uses these substitutes to grapple with the childlike confusion which comes with unpacking generational traumas a young adult. Looking to end cycles O.L.U.B used this body of work to call back to a time they feel remember but certainly do not. 

Print Works


Self Portrait #4 (2020)

Mixed Media: Acetone Transfer, watercolor, ink, on mounted BFK   Dimensions Variable 

Time Sings as the Bottle Cracks (2020)

Lithograph and spray paint on Birchwood Panel. Custom Framed 
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Sharp Tongue (2019)

Mixed Media: Acetone Transfer, found object relief on BFK
​Image 7 1/2in x 16 3/4in Finish Size: 11 5/8in x 21in ​
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​From Scratch (2019) 

Mixed Media Prints: Acetone Transfer, chine-colle, blind embossment, fixture, graphite

​From Scratch 
Custom Framed
Finished Size: 12 3/8in x 9 3/4in  
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​My Likeness (2018)

Acetone Transfer on BFK
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BOOK ARTS


​Remembrance (2018)

Mixed Media Accordion Book:  Acetone Transfer, graphite, paper weaving,  ink  on BFK

AS THE DESERT (2018-2022)

"As The Desert" is a collection of work created with a mixed media approach to printmaking. Using Lithography, Textile, Fount Object and more O.L.U.B explores themselves as their environment. With reverence for the desert O.L.U.B borrows images from previous homes to create self portraits as landscape and object. Similar to the "Material Exploration" work images in "As The Desert" are juxtaposed with themselves and natural materials which speak for the artist. Seeing themselves as a chest, an adobe brick, that old water tower, an empty parking lot, a fire escape they once fell from, abandoned highways, a tool without it's purpose, quartz, backwash, lighting and linen all fill in for Noelle as subject. 

Print Works


Lonely Road, Desert Highway (2022)

Mixed Media: Acetone Transfer, Graphite, Ink on found board
Custom Framed, Image: 3 7/8in x17 3/8in  Finish size: 18 1/4in x 10in 
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Formation, Flight (redacted) (2020)

Stone Lithographs, Letterpress, thread on BFK   11in x 17in each 

Spit Cup (2019)

Set of 4 Stone Lithographs mounted to Birchwood panels, aged gloss, spray paint  10in x 10in each 
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Hell Tower (2018)

Lithograph on BFK, ​Custom Framed 11.5x18 image, 15.5 x22 1/8 finish size 
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Memories of Melissa (2018)

Lithograph on BFK, Custom Framed Image: 7 3/4in x 13 1/8in Finished Size: 14in x 19.5in 
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SCULPTURAL WORKS


By Candle Light (2020)

Assemblage: Lithograph, rusted nails, found wood, rope, rust, lighting on Birchwood panel. Custom Framed, 6 3/8in x 14.5in finish size with 5foot painted cable 

As the Desert (2020)

Handmade Dress:  hand dyed linen, stone lithographs, thread, rubble, bleach, cotton, embroidery thread, quartz   Dimensions Variable 
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  • ARCHIVE
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    • ADORNMENT
    • MATERIAL EXPLORATION (2022)
    • Portrait of Self (2022)
    • Self Guided Therapy (2020)
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