Our first day the instructor suggested we use various materials to create the image of a face. I found some cardboard in the dumpster outside our classroom, cut a few things out from old magazines and used plenty of paint and various papers. Here are the two pieces I made on Monday:
Monday evening I decided on a project for the next day. Chris helped me to collect lots of trash at our lovely local park, as well as plenty of gum leaves, pine needles and other natural goodies. I wanted to juxtaposition the two. It took most of Tuesday to attach everything with wire and tons of glue, then to seal it all with gesso and paint it all white. It's a bit funky but I think does get the message across:
Next time I post I'll get into the final 3 days, when I was really able to focus on one theme. It felt so good to make a body of work, suspend judgment, and just feel the sheer joy of creating!
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These are fabulous! What fun, different pieces of work. I can't wait to see the rest of your week's creations... Love, one of your biggest fans (in both appreciation level and height) xoxo
ReplyDeleteI find the faces particularly intriguing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting.