You thought I missed yesterdays didn't you? ;-P No, but this one has taken me a bit longer.
I had a pile of WIP's (works in progress) that has been shifted from one part of the studio to the next, started, stopped and lingering...
I had this BRILLIANT idea for a series of collages with ladies as flowers and plants, got as far as the lady faces and a rough outline of the plant and then lost steam so I decided to just grab one and play. As I shuffled through some bins of found paper, my satellite radio (tuned in as usual to First Wave) played Birdhouse in Your Soul by They Might be Giants....hmmm...birdhouses...soul...
"...and while you're at it, keep the nightlight on inside the Birdhouse in your soul"
~They Might be Giants.
There just might not be anything sadder than languishing half-finished art...
It was a major tv night so I decided to just grab a few essentials and multi-task...
I liked the basic background of the WIP I grabbed so just added a few things like a birdcage cut from a poetry book, some punched vintage map and book circles, some coloured pencils and my ever-present charcoal pencil....lots of texture and scribbles later, I took the photo below...see my studio assistant in the background? :-)
I really thought she was done last night (other than a frame built around the outside) but I think she needs some words somewhere, I know that can be overdone but sometimes I think it's necessary to involve the viewer. I WILL finish this today though either way...
~brenda
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