not always calm
In reference to yesterday’s mention of sailing from the Caribbean, to follow up: the seasickness did pass. And then I was/we were on the open ocean. Open ocean with 3 adults on board and 3 small children. That meant 4 hours on and 8 hours off: a lot of dark nights, alone at the helm, […]
horizon line
view Yesterday view Today How much difference does that horizon line make? I grew up sailing. I spent summer days on the water – looking at water, living on water. I was sailing in a bay, not out on the ocean. The big waves were big waves, not rollers. As much time as I spent […]
natural/unnatural color
I’m creating this piece of art that references nature. And therefore, the idea is that the viewer sees this as full of “natural color”. In line with this concept of natural color, I was recalling a conversation I overheard in the car when I was a child. I was, along with (I believe) all 5 […]
making small pieces and …
So here is my iron, looking overly large for some reason. I’m using it to flatten the kajillion squares of color that are needed for this project. I had Rhonda helping me yesterday for 3 hours and all we did was cut and tear the silk to make the small pieces, and then iron them […]
color plus light: potential
I unashamedly love vibrant color. As you can see in the bottom photo, I would go for the most saturated color I could get. This piece is the beginning of an animal alphabet that goes through the letters as it moves from one childlike intensity of color to the next. When I moved, in my […]
day 3 of process and no vanishing point
Okay, so the many many dyes could use some organizing. But YAY! Day 3 is color! As you can see, I use Tinfix dyes that are French, made my Sennelier in Paris. Of course, there are the stories about how the Russians held all these secrets about dye color that were held tightly behind the […]
process – day 2 – plus “we see with memory”
Here you see my fat soybeans. They are bulbous after a night of soaking. After blending them and squeezing them to produce the soy milk, I then use my deer hair brush to apply the soymilk. The reason for that particular brush is so I can apply the soymilk evenly – not like a house […]
process – while considering “all art is political”
Here you can see my soybeans sitting in a bowl with water, ready to soak overnight. Next to them are 2 of my deer hair brushes (hand made in Japan). They will be used after I blend the soaked soybeans, squeeze the liquid out through a cotton cloth – and have on hand a bowl […]
going south
Can you see that drip on the window? Rain drops. Some southern temperature is reaching up north here to New Hampshire. As a child, I grew up in Virginia. I loved the South. Every summer, my mother (from Boston) would take the family up North. When I spoke to an adult, I had to learn […]
support
I wake up in the morning and look out at the skim of light in the distance – I feel supported by the darkness, the solid bed on the solid earth, and recognize that anchor line of the horizon. I can’t see anything but the first rays of light, but I have my bearings. It’s […]
