  Fresh 1 and 2 12" x 12" collage matted to 16" x 16"   High Summer 1 and 2 12" x 12" collage matted to 16" x 16" It has been my experience that I can get derailed. Although, it has happened so often now that I wonder if it is derailment so much as this is simply how my mind works. For the past several months my thoughts have been taken up with my shoulder injury and difficulty walking. The walking is back to normal now and I started PT at the beginning of July. Earlier in May, I also started home exercises to help with balance, vertigo, and to strengthen my muscles and to improve mobility. It's just a lot. I can feel my mind trying to hold onto my creativity but doing battle with this new thing, this need to feel better. Looking in my journal, I can see that I have been sporadically casting about for ideas with my art but not really getting anywhere. It's just how it is right now and this process of supposed derailment is likely also how I do things.
What does it all mean? It amounts to only four pieces to show for the last two months. It's OK though. Let's talk about these pieces. The first two had me thinking about the seasons. I associate green and gold and blue with a California early summer. Greens, blues and deep reds make me think of summer in a different way, maybe a deeply quiet green creek bed with algae and a dense blue sky. The second two are named after the Van Morrison song of the same name. Again, sort of color driven and reminding me of the seasons. Design wise, I continue to be interested in repetition and variation all governed by proportion: scale of print, color temperature, size of the shapes, amount of white space, density of print, etc. I like trying to manipulate those variables to see what happens. It's tough too because my print space is only an 8" x 10" gel plate. There is only so much you can do. Then, cutting that size paper down to smaller shapes further complicates matters. It's just a challenge for me. I like puzzles. Not shown is a series of small collages that I made using up my paper scraps. I made about 15 total and they are either 5" x 5" or 6" x 6". I always think they will be a great way to test out ideas and when I make one I like, I think that I will make it into a bigger piece. It never works out! OK, that is it for now. I hope that if you are reading that you are well and enjoying the summertime. Let me know. Libby [email protected] Comments are closed.
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