a visual journal
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i bought some black gesso to try on this one. first i collaged the entire canvas with recycled papers; then cut out 9 leaves from leftover shelf paper, stuck them on, brushed on the black gesso, scribbled a bit with the end of a paintbrush, then pulled off the leaves. after it dried i coated it in gloss gel medium (also a first for me), which gives it a lacquered look.
thought i’d join seth and friends in this collaboration with nature project. you can read about it here. a cold rain was beginning to fall as i read the post, so i quickly gathered some of my paper scraps and a piece of cheesecloth, fastened them together with a stick and one stitch of waxed linen, and hurried out to tie it to a chair. (this chair has definitely felt the effects of time and the elements, so i thought it would be a good place.) we’ll see the results next spring.
edit 2-11-09: see update
edit 2-12-09: nevah give up
cut from old journal pages
5th, 7th and 8th hands not available
here’s #6 (made from the rejected #1 that i ripped up). i stained the stretcher strips and tacked the canvas on.
any constructive criticism?
today i joined the local fiber guild ~ thanks carolyn! they meet monthly and do a project together. today we made baskets from gourds.
looking over the schedule for the next few months i saw that the march meeting will be PAPERMAKING! fancy that.
when i photographed post oak moon two days ago, it was 80 degrees. today, it’s winter again. texas is not only big . . .it’s weird.
one of the things i want to try this year is papermaking. i’m thinking of buying a kit. any thoughts, suggestions?
last night we saw a nice little film ~ “how about you.” one character plays a nocturne. i think he said it was by saint-saëns. i’d upload it for you if i could.
p.s. thank you all so much for the crit! i do so much appreciate it.
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as mentioned in my last post, i present déjà vu 5 for critique – anonymously if you so choose. do you think it “works?” why or why not?
i set out to do something in greys and browns with stuff from the recycling bin. pretty early on i put on a glaze of matte medium with a bit of black acrylic in it and then wiped it off. you know how each decision you make narrows your options? at that point i realized i was going to make something that looked like it’d been run over in the street – and i was okay with that. the further i took it the more it felt like winter in the city to me. “mona lisa’s and mad hatters” started up in my head. the last thing i did was add the twig. you know how a plant will sprout in a crack in the asphalt or concrete? it always gives me pleasure . . . and hope.
