Saturday, January 1, 2011

My Favorite Things 2010

Captured moments with family & friends.


Being courageous ... willing to stand out in a crowd.
Handmade with love.
Looking at things from unexpected perspectives & angles.
Studying things closely, appreciating tiny aspects that  easily go unnoticed.


Spontaneous creations with whatever you have, no matter where you are.
Following inviting paths and trails .
Yard Art  --- old buggy-seat-spring from farm days of yore.
Mingling of Nature and Nurture --- "Creeping Jenny" & sedum doing their thing.
Found-objects bearing rust and a patina .
 Driftwood sculptures---tales of tail-less inspiration.
  



 Stones ... stacked in the garden, piled on the porch.  High-tide at the beach even brings a stacking game challenge for those who can build the tallest tower.
Stones collected at the shore are autographed by everyone who visits our cottage, a way to mark your table place and to be pulled out again upon your return ... a way of saying,
 "I was here!"
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 Bold circles within circles ... in my art, on and under my feet ... somehow satisfying,
Kandinsky got it right. 

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Lesson in Repurposing: Collaged Fusings



 Fall mixed media class of 6th graders cut, layered and fused colorful plastic bags.  I added the stitching and wrapped them on repurposed boards.  Some students made coin purses and a cell phone case and I regret not capturing them on camera.

                   Beautiful work !