Jayme Pansacala
[she/her]
BFA Visual Studies 4th year
I’m a painter who also works with drawing and printmaking, and I’m interested in developing both the technical and conceptual sides of my practice. My work is inspired by popular culture, often using familiar objects like toys and consumer goods as subjects. Through these images, I explore ideas of identity, nostalgia, and mass consumption. I like to use playful, recognizable visuals to draw people in; while also reflecting on the emotional connections we form with these objects and how they shape both personal and shared experiences.
emotional inventory, 2025, Mixed media: Oil, gold leaf, and Japanese paper on canvas. 24" x 24"
emotional inventory, 2025, Mixed media: Oil, gold leaf, and Japanese paper on canvas. 24" x 24"
Emotional Inventory explores the normalization of overconsumption through the lens of adult plush collecting. Presented from a top-down perspective, an overflowing box of toys fills the frame (soft textures, familiar forms and bright), eye-catching colours crowd together in abundance. The teddy bears, bunnies, and other characters evoke nostalgia and emotional comfort, yet their sheer quantity reflects how consumer culture blurs the line between comfort and indulgence.
While these objects promise softness and reassurance, their excess raises questions about why we collect. Are we seeking genuine comfort, or participating in cycles of performative consumption shaped by trends and online culture? By presenting these plush figures as a dense, almost overwhelming pile, the work invites viewers to reflect on the emotional voids we attempt to fill through material softness, and the quiet cost of purchasing comfort in a commodified world.