ILLUSTRATION TELLS STORIES. In its most familiar format it includes painting or drawing to illuminate a text – often in a book, magazine, or other published work. However, illustration is not necessarily two-dimensional. I consider my mixed media work illustration because I am using these images to amplify and express concrete ideas, stories, and personal writings (even when they don’t accompany the work). The line between “fine art” and “illustration” is a blurry one, and the two are often distinguished by whether the work is commercially viable or conceptual. However, I feel the term Illustration best describes my work.