Struggles
Things have been difficult recently. There are two projects for which I have designs, but I have not been able to move forward. The images I have in my head are very clear to me. Painted wood is not an …
Category: Design
Changing the Medium
I have been thinking about light and shadow lately. My thoughts took me to the idea of a silver base and almost clear thread. Well, finding almost clear thread was difficult. So I thought about fishing line.
Bought a lot …
An Eclipse, Oh Boy
This was fun. I really enjoyed the colors. The point was to slowly merge the purples at the top and bottom into the greens from the sides to a surrounding blue.
Everything went very well until the last layer. Ah, …
One Design, Two Outcomes
I have been working on Triangular frames recently. To be honest, at this time, I am not sure why or what was the Muse. But never-the-less, there were some distinct problems. I might have mentioned it in my Facebook Page, …
2016, a New Beginning
Some rather significant changes have happened in 2015. I now have my own house, my work space is set, I am ready to enter shows, and am off to some exciting new ideas.
In my last post I talked a …
Anatomy of my Work
It is hard to convey what it is I do in my work, particularly because it is so difficult to show the three dimensionality in a photo. Somehow, a photo of a statue seems more easily seen as a three …
The Third Dimensional Issue
It has been a continuing issue for me to communicate through my website the Three dimensional aspects of my art. How can I show the depth of a piece if all I have is a two dimensional photograph. I can …
The Attraction of Design
I often tell people that I truly do not know what my constructions are going to look like until they are done. Though I am not a painter, I imagine that an artist in chalk, watercolorsoil, etc. can, as they …
Beginnings
When I first began this exploration, it was important to me to begin to understand how the shape of the posts or screws affected the creation of curves within the thread structure. So I began, sitting in a coffee shop …