I thought it would be cool to give you some background info on my new work for the "Seed" show at The Raw Canvas this Friday March 2nd. All week I will be blogging about each of the pieces.
I had originally planned on doing work involving weathered corroding type of material to portray the thought of going to seed. Tom Robbins changed all of that!! I have really been on a goat kick lately and one of my favorite books of all time is Jitterbug Perfume.
I love the character Pan in this story (if you are unfamiliar with Pan you can read about him here) which goes with the "seed" theme rather nicely!!! I wanted to show different feelings that love can conjure.
One of the papers I used is old piano sheet music. The song is La Cascade- The Waterfall. Water is a symbol of emotion and the subconscious. In this piece the waterfall represents the constant running and flowing movement of emotion. The thought that the water moves at such a rushing speed that tends to take everything with it in its path - rocks, trees, any debris in the midst of a waterfall is subject to its pull. Sound a little like your brain trying to function amidst the sweet bliss of falling in love??!! Between the waterfall and Pan, this lovely lass has no chance of escape!!
La Cascade
$950
36 X 48
Mixed media, collage
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