Orange Art

Orange Art Vignette

(Eucalyptus and sari silk dyed fine cotton knit tryptic, sari silk rope, Rock my World rock, orange felt square and Monarch butterfly remains.)

 

Orange Art Vignette Detail

I once asked a dear artist /mentor/friend who had the same impulses as me to create these carefully placed vignettes of color, shape and texture

whether what we were doing

could be considered

Art.

She decided that it definitely was, especially when it was photographed.

I agree.

Carefully placing bits of beauty together in a puzzle-like process until they just click in my eye, mind, soul.

Art making at its most simple, and infinitely satisfying.

Especially when captured through my lens.

 

Happy Monday, Beautiful Ones !

Get your Art on !

 

hosted by Susannah Conway.

Haiku My Heart – Obstacles be gone

A Rock Offering to Ganesha

Orange Elephant God,

Help me lay the foundation.

Obstacles be gone.

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This beautiful little statue of the Hindu God, Lord Ganesha: the lord of beginnings and wisdom, sits on the windowsill at Elizabeth’s lake house. One evening, we were rock wrapping by the windows as the rain poured down outside. This rock with its orange wax linen thread and the tiny orange bead felt like it belonged in front of Ganesha. I left it there, on its bed of eucalyptus dyed silk.

Ganesha is thought to be the remover of obstacles. Perhaps my simple offering of orange, rock and love is the reason that my creative path seems to have opened up so wide right now ?

I don’t know for sure but I will take that gift very willingly !

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Yesterday morning, I set up a spray play time outside on the back deck.

Stencils, spray inks, papers of many different kinds,

and a clothesline to hang the results.

An hour and a half passed so quickly

and

left me with another cool stash of papers to play with in my collages.

The walnut spray ink was the earthy darkness that I was most pleased with.

 

I have ordered my bees wax and found an electric skillet at the Goodwill store

but until my order arrives,

good old gel medium will work to adhere my goodies.

This 6X6'” canvas piece includes a color copy of the green angel that originated in my journal a year ago.

New larger wings and a glorious earthy background

using bits of my recently sprayed papers

formed

this new angel creation that I am loving a lot !

So much so that the palette inspired three little rock wrappings to go with it.

I am thinking of listing them all together as a package deal in the Etsy shop

so that someone else can enjoy them up close too.

That is if I can part with them !

May the obstacles in your path today be few

and easy to circumvent, Beautiful Ones !

Happy Friday !

 

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