Narrative chronicles of childhood imagination, imagined fairy tales and how memories become little ghosts; translucent. These are all things that have been influencing my new work. I am just starting to sharpen my ideas, find my footing and shore up my confidence. It has been a long sabbatical.
One thing I discovered after that last post is that it doesn't matter whether I use mixed media or not. For me, it's not important to put constrictions on what I use as much as it is important to execute my ideas. The only thing that matters is that I am making art. There is no need to complicate things with too many preconceived notions. Actually, I think that's exactly what's been blocking me.
All of the intellectualizing is nothing if I am not making art. Techniques will be discovered and honed as I do what I love. I cannot deny that I love the freedom of messin' stuff up! That means laying down the paint, adding bits of paper or drawings or texture, sanding it off, ripping into it and then adding more STUFF and doing it all again until I have layers....layers that have a history, layers that have life.
The Bee Skep Girl
Detail: The Bee Skep Girl
Dress Sculpture: Lit
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