A more recent iteration of the Before Departure sketch forms part of a technique study for Aladogan’s textile box, which will be the centerpiece of her Fons Welters show. It’s a mixture of tusche-ink and litho-pencil; because her drawings are so intricate, she does a great deal of them on lithography stones, which allow her to print multiples. The wing-like shapes on the right incorporate Moorish patterns taken from photos of Spanish mosques like the one at left, others of which can be seen all around the studio. “Their mathematical forms evoke a spiritual feeling, and the way they point upwards visualizes the idea of going in a certain direction, or moving towards the sky.”