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Picnic Series 1-3 12" x 12" image painted and printed papers/sewing/collage    Various and Sundry 1-6 12" x 12" image painted and printed papers/sewing/collage       The images above should be viewable at a larger scale if you click on them.
________________________________________________________________________ It has been a minute since I have shown some work and made an actual post. So, here goes! The above work was made in the first part of this year starting in January up until now. I haven't been super motivated to show much of anything for various reasons. The first part of the year was taken up with actually making some collages, walking and hiking, and I took a small vacation to Half Moon Bay. Then, the wildflowers started popping up and I was busy trying to find them and keep track of them. Lastly, my Dad passed away April 10th and so that was in the mix too. Sometimes, I end up just picking away at each piece over a period of time. Sometimes I make one in a day. Then there is the printing of the papers. It's just a process is all. There are other things happening and because this isn't my livelihood I am not really under any pressure to complete tings. I don't really even feel compelled by a creative pressure anymore so I am constantly looking into the ether for some motivation and inspiration. In any case, I always have something on my mind while I am working these collages. All of them have some idea about proportion to them. I have my own thoughts about what works and so I am always trying to see if I can push that or come up with another angle. Size of each piece of paper, scale of print, number of pieces, density of pattern and color combinations are all things that interest me. These pieces are truly puzzles. The second set of collages are a good example of me testing out my ideas as mentioned above. I don't really have a theme or "concept" or subject in mind here, just technical variables. I am a big fan of repetition and variation all governed by proportion. Those ideas are at work for me in these pieces. The first set of collages though do have a Picnic Day vibe to them, in my mind. Or maybe a retro, quilty kind of vibe. I was definitely thinking about those ideas while working. If you get a vibe here, let me know, I am interested. Lastly, I need to say that I fell off of my bike two weeks ago. I had a bad accident. I didn't break anything but it has shaken me up and I am having trouble walking normally without my hiking pole for support. I feel all of the bad things about myself that you might imagine: stupid, foolish, uncoordinated, and unfit to do much of anything, athletically speaking. What was I thinking? I am 55 years old now and who am I to be on a bike? Or to hike or kayak for that matter. A person's safety and security can turn on a dime. Things will get better but this is where I am right now. All right! If you made it this far, thank you. Let me know about the work if you want. Thanks for reading and happy May! Libby [email protected] Comments are closed.
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