I’ve been working on some small things this week, because my space at C’ville Arts is looking a little thin. I pulled out some colorful ceramic shards and began building some new frames. I wanted to get six done by the weekend, and I think I’ll finish the last one this evening, in time to [...]
Filed under: All I See is Red, Eternal Attraction, Origin, Soothing the Embers of My Soul, creative process, exhibition, lost, mosaic, published, secrets on August 22nd, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Sunday morning with coffee, following a brisk, hot and sticky walk with the boys at 8:30. Aside from one 15 minute break to water the deck garden (which is looking fab, I might add), I’m now beyond two hours of slowly savoring the caffeine and cruising through the blogosphere. I read an entry on Art Vent about storage and what an [...]
Filed under: creative process, gathering, growth, layers, secrets on July 20th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This was “Escape”. This was a small piece, probably 8″ x 8″, and until yesterday, it was the most important work of art I had ever created. “Escape” was a visual representation of something like 9 months (I’m really not sure how long) of a debilitating depression. It was a great piece on many levels, and [...]
Filed under: change, collage, creative process, deconstruction, journaling, mosaic, payback, secrets, sexuality on July 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I completed the collage a couple of nights ago. As I worked on it, it began to breathe. This is my first collage, and I honestly felt it come to life. I have some very real and haunting ghosts in my past, and I’m just getting past the surface with this piece, titled “Never Enough [...]
Filed under: collage, creative process, journaling, layers, payback, secrets, sexuality, thoughts on July 9th, 2008 | No Comments »
We’ve had great rain. And the weeds have GONE WILD.
Though I avoid weeding (hot, makes me ach-y, it’s the pick-up-after-weeding that really bites), I love the results. I’ll be taking myself with a cocktail and a dog in a bit, and I’ll go wander around the garden. I’ll completely forget about how much stuff came out [...]
Filed under: change, creative process, garden, journaling, mosaic, secrets, sexuality on July 6th, 2008 | No Comments »