The Evolution of an Artwork
Once upon the time there was a large forty-two inch square panel that a woodworking friend created for me. Wood panels are my favorite substrate as they can support anything that I can stick onto them with acrylic matte gel medium. (Have I told you that I buy matte gel medium by the gallon? It's true.)
I prepped this particular wood panel and painted on it live at church, as I do at times.
Why So Many Hours In The Dark?
Another midsummer day in a dim room creating cyanotypes, even though I still don’t know how they will fit into my art practice in the future, if at all. Altogether I’ve spent more than:
four full days working plus prep time.
an undisclosed amount of money on extra fancy, cotton watercolor paper.
tons of time and coin on specialty transparency sheets that are designed specifically for making digital negatives.
How to choose a meaningful gift
This time of year seems to be filled with special occasions like graduations, weddings, anniversaries and in my family, we've got plenty of summer birthdays, too. There's nothing quite as wonderful as giving a gift that holds special meaning and one way for a gift to have meaning is for that gift to symbolize something.
It's Complicated
I have mixed emotions about Halloween. On the one hand, I have fond memories of being a child and dressing up as all kinds of things, getting scared at haunted houses and savoring candy for longer than most kids did. (I still take my time with whatever sweets I get!) When my kids were little, we did the same thing, taking them trick or treating, having fun with costumes, and being careful not to eat too much candy at once.
I’m not sure at what point certain aspects of the holiday began to bug me.
Seasons Change
Probably one of the most interesting things about this piece is that it was originally part of another artwork. "Seasons Change" is 12" wide and 16" high but it came from a much larger piece that was 40" x 40".