Family CircleWhat I enjoy most about the medium of collage is its very large net which can absorb such disparate elements and images which can then be "read" as poetic narrative where everything connects somehow. It can also be "read" as personal story, self portrait, or "wish lists" of long ago that continue to either haunt or inspire.
I am always fascinated by the retro images that I collect. They seem to want to work with me, to dialogue with me,they seem to want to be of use.
I enjoy doing busy ephemera pieces like Family Circle. It feels like a big scrapbook page from my dream childhood during the 50's where I felt heaven must surely be a "Leave It To Beaver" world.
Martha's WorldLately I have trying to expand my process, to try a little harder, to see a little deeper.
My pieces are becoming more marked up, somewhat uncomfortable.
Color CodingI'm trying to be open to layers of emotion, issues of intolerance and rejection, hidden feelings that want an airing.
Not In My NeighborhoodIt's not always pretty going there, but I think necessary for me at this point.
Where The Boys AreI wanted to show something of the "gender gap" I felt growing up: boys were good in math and sports, it was indeed a man's world where women stayed at home with waiting iced tea and brownies. The more I worked on this piece, the more uncomfortable I felt. I kept trying to add more elements and marks, to shake up the tidiness. Alas in the end I ruined the piece and it is no more. (Sigh! I'm glad I took a photo before it was gone!)
As a side note, the electronic schematics are my husband's. I have always thought these drawings were little works of art in themselves, although the meaning is Greek to me!
4 comments:
Pushing your art- a challenge. Interesting how we often feel compelled to go that route. You have certainly been productive!
Leslie, I think this quote from the Jungian psychologist James Hillman speaks to the issue of pushing boundries, whether personal or creative: "Soul is most apt to emerge in those chaotic, 'pathological' moments when we experience the disintegrtion of our beliefs, values and security."
love your productivity, you certainly do push yourself... I think I do too but more in the area of trying out new things... like jewelry for instance!!LOL!
Your "stretch" is well reflected in these pieces. They are really compelling and seem to each tell their own story.
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