Ten days ago on June 10, Tel-Aviv artist Shilat gave us her Laura Palmer inspired design titled “Meanwhile.” She returns today to Society6 with a neon-colored version of this iconic hand gesture from Mark Frost and David Lynch’s masterpiece.
The Twin Peaks X Society6 collection is no longer available as of 2024. This article is an archive of the artwork featured in this collection released in 2020 for the 30th anniversary of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange series.
JUNE 20, 2020 – SHILAT
Tel-Aviv artist Shilat titled her work “Meanwhile,” which were inspired by the way Laura Palmer positions her hands in Episode 2022.
Shilat first posted this neon-colored “Meanwhile” design on her Instagram account in November 2018. She remarked that the scene “gives her chills” and she wanted to honor it by giving it some “neon glamour.”
MEANWHILE…
In Episode 2022, Laura Palmer (or someone who feels like she knows her) tells Special Agent Cooper that she will see him again in 25 years. She then says one word, “Meanwhile.”
She goes silent and presents her hands as such.
Meanwhile [pun intended] later in the episode, we see Laura Palmer’s doppelgänger present her hands first.
Then she angrily yells “Meanwhile” before climbing over a chair and approaching Cooper.
We *literally* then waited 25 years to see Cooper, Laura and the rest of the gang in Season 3 on Showtime.
At the beginning of Part 1, we are reminded of the last time we saw the good Dale and Laura in the Lodge. The scene plays out exactly like Episode 2022 except the image is cropped to a 16:9 format and the color has been enhanced.
THE PRODUCTS
Shilat’s artwork is featured on numerous Society6 items, from stickers and home decor to apparel and prints.
One particularly relevant and important item in her collection is this face covering. She’s the second artist to release a face covering with her Twin Peaks artwork (the first was Marissa Edwards’ “Cherry Pie Dreams”).
THE ARTIST
According to her bio on Society6, Shilat is a Visual Communications design student from Tel Aviv who watches too much TV (don’t we all?). You can follow her work on Instagram (@shilat.andstuff). She also has other products, such as the “Witch Please” posters, available on her Society6 store.
30-DAY COUNTDOWN
Only 10 days left in the month-long celebration of all things Twin Peaks. Check back tomorrow for a new design.
