Mouthbreather
Mouthbreather was my graduate thesis at MICA. The two outcomes of my artistic research were a dollhouse and a book of poems. Mouthbreather’s abstract reads:
Mouthbreather, a terrified little creature, has lost her nose at some point in her difficult past. Stunted at childhood but desperate for love and relief, she reaches through the future and makes an earnest attempt to survive the things that haunt her. With the help of a book of poems and a dollhouse full of childlike, raw illustrations, Isha Joshi aims to comfort the viewer and give them a sense of connection. This thesis explores a reconciliation of the younger and older selves through radical self-acceptance and the kindness of community, in the face of terror, heartbreak, and loss.
The cover of my book of poems.
The spreads of my book of poems, pairing typography with expressive illustration.
Spread for "sometimes i want to run away".
Mouthbreather's Dollhouse On Fire
An Inner Child in her room, underneath a room of violence.
A pair of lovers.
My Grad Show exhibit for Mouthbreather.
My thesis book for this project, modeled after my book of poems.
Spreads from my thesis book.