{the post that almost had no title}...

3 finished pieces. 

 I only used one of the original photo collages I started with. 

I wanted something with a bit less of a polished look.  So I chose

a couple of my first paintings.

But how to attach?  There are so many options.

 After considering encaustic.  I went with gel and matte medium instead.

I know these materials better.  My experiments using encaustic are still to unpredicatable.

More on that someday.

I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the sides.   

A solid color white or black would have been fine

but I wanted something "different".  Whatever that meant. 

I had a grunge ribbon around them for a while and I was about to

go with that when inspiration struck.

Laying on the desk top were writing scraps from

another printing experiment.

It was the perfect touch.

It was just what I was wanting.

{6X6 Canvas Art ~ paper}

A couple of little pieces of canvas art. 

Collecting paper can be as addicting

as collecting fabric.  So it was time to dive into my paper stash for

a little collage work.

I've been starting the day with this in my mind.

It's layer upon layer of paper petals or rays depending on whether

I see a sunflower or the sun



 The second piece is a quote from Walt Whitman.

Made of far fewer layers.  I could keep adding more

and more and it may be just as fun but I tend to like the simple clean layout . So I stop. 

It's bright and cheery and

the quote helps set me free.



{WIP-Finished}...

Today

poem stitching is finished and I have

submitted it for consideration to the Tis Gallery show Piece and Poem

which begins Feb 22



 Close up of additional hand stitching and flowers.

The poem that I created of the fabric strips reads:

I

want to step

beautiful

through

today.

The

truth

of existence

now.

So

sacred

is

your

Life.

~autumn

The main poem reads:

Today

I

do not

want to step so quickly

over a beautiful line on God’s palm

as I move through the earth’s

marketplace

today.

I do not want to touch any object in this world

without my eyes testifying to the truth

that everything is

my Beloved.

Something has happened

to my understanding of existence
that now makes my heart always full of wonder

and kindness.

 

I do not

want to step so quickly

over this sacred place on God’s body

that is right beneath your

own foot

As I

Dance with

Precious life

Today.

~ Hafiz 

{WIP~Machine Stitched Poetry}...

Ever since I first saw stitched "writing" by Ruth Rae I have been

excited about trying it out for myself.

This is my first large scale attempt.

The peice measures 16x20.

The main poem is by Hafiz titled

Today

 Then  using the existing words in the poem I created an additional poem by me.

Which I distingished from the Today poem by stitching those words on strips of fabric and applying them 3 dimensionally on top of the original words.

Below a close up of those lines

 I also plan to add additional 3d "flower" elements

as shown below.

 I will enclude the words to both poems when I show the completed piece.

{New Collage Series}...

New collage series for the Raven Cafe show.

I am using some of my paintings and collaging layering them in PSE.

I am quite pleased with the results of the first couple of attempts



I am working with a couple of series titles.

Either

 Daughters of Eve

or

Evolving Expressions

 These two collages are done using several different layers along with the same

painting.

I loved to know which one you all prefer.

That's the thing with PSE it can go on forever.

And you never know when to stop and just pick one.



{Collage Face #2}...

Collage #2 for Raven Cafe Art Show

Continuing with my experiments in collage.

If nothing else I am learning how to make my face paintings work.  Seems with enough

layering you can make them look nice.



(Christmas Art Journal~part 2}...

The inside front cover

 I've completed all of the machince stitiching so I've attached the inside cover page to the journal's cover. Now on to the back cover pages.

Once I complete those I will be able to start the inside pages.

Below is a close up of some Star stitching



{New Art for 2012}...

I will be apart of a collage art show at the Raven Cafe this spring.

So I am trying out some new art styles for that show.

This little painting is inspired in the style of Misty Mawn.

I am really pleased with my painting of such a small face.  It's barely an inch.

And a body for my paintings.  Both are new to me.

I wanted to do some encaustic on it but I used acrylic paint

on it ~ then learned you can't use encaustic over acrylics.

I have 2 more piece of substrate this same size so I will be doing a couple more

pieces in this series for the show. 

More on the show as it gets closer