Shloka Shankar and Robin Smith
HAIGA 1
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: An Artist Trading Card haiga, measuring 2.5 x 3.5 inches. This is a digital multi-media collage. The abstract background is a mix of black, white, dark pink, green, and orange colours in blocks, containing both organic and geometric shapes. Paper scraps and other botanical ephemera (yellow flowers) are arranged around the poem. The text of the haiga reads “neurodivergent braining your under 280 character.”
HAIGA 2
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: An Artist Trading Card haiga, measuring 2.5 x 3.5 inches. This is a digital multi-media collage. The abstract background is a mix of black, white, muted pink, and hints of yellow and green. Paper scraps, flowers, and other botanical ephemera are arranged around the poem. The text of the haiga reads “flower to flower my curated spaces.”
HAIGA 3
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: An Artist Trading Card haiga, measuring 2.5 x 3.5 inches. This is a digital multi-media collage. The abstract background is a mix of pink, green, and bold brush strokes in white that mimic a geometric pattern. Paper scraps, tape, and a line drawing of flowers in black are arranged around the poem. The text of the haiga reads “sculpting my place inside the esoteric the esoteric of the plain.”
Artist statement:
This set of digital Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) came about as the result of an experiment I tried using the apps Infinite Painter and Canva. I masked off a large digital canvas into six rectangles and later cropped each individual section to create unique abstract backgrounds. Robin then went on to add the haiku and ephemera to each card using Canva. The haiku sequence explores the shortcomings of social media, particularly Twitter, with its character constraint that makes it hard for neurodivergent folx to communicate effectively. We are both disabled poets/artists living with chronic pain.