linear/non-linear
Can you see the 2 straight threads holding up these pieces? I just returned from a long drive. Straight lines down a more or less straight highway. Eyes straight ahead. All lined up. A number of years ago when I was in art school, I had a friend from South Korea. Perhaps because she was […]
line line line
There was a period in my art exploration where I was intrigued by JUST the line: how it is the first thing that one is taught in school (or one of the first): “Get in line”. The concept of the line. And then there is actually using the hand to draw a line. Make a […]
meaning 2
Speaking of meaning, while I was sewing, I recalled a conversation from years ago: I was at the time in an intensive language training program just outside Brattleboro, VT. (If you have been to Vermont, you know that it is called the Green Mountain state for a reason – it is mostly mountains.) This young […]
the line
Sometimes I write something and then afterwards think of how the opposite is just as true. After deriding the flatness or one dimensionality of the prairie, I thought of how I could not LIVE there, but how the beauty of the simple line is inescapable. How gorgeous one line can be – it’s art at […]
meaning
In terms of process, I’m still midst composing the overall piece. And, while I’m doing so, I seem to find reason to take many of my long vertical strips that were hung top-to-bottom way and now need to reverse them so they hang the opposite way. This involves taking them apart – many little squares […]
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 […]
