You Can't Step Into the Same River Twice

The title of this artwork You Can't Step Into the Same River Twice is really a metaphor for life. Live in the present, the past has moved on. I love taking photos from on high, an aerial view. This top down view of a tree-lined river flowing is just that. 

It is autumn and the leaves are turning glorious shades of red, orange and yellow. Enhanced with stitching to represent tree branches adds a complexity to this piece.

I love it and felt it needed to be seen. And it will. It is headed to the Poway Center for the Performing Arts in a SoCal SAQA exhibit. How exciting is that!

This is a detailed view.

Someone Told Me...

 

That is the starting point, the jumping off point. SAQA Oregon named that theme for this years traveling exhibit.

My go to is Someone Told Me...She's Mad about Pink. 

She's three. My three year-old granddaughter is indeed mad for PINK. And she's willing to shout it from the roof tops. But then, what's not to like about a color so joyful. It puts a smile on my face too!

Someone Told ME...She's Mad About Pink

Closeup

Tickled Pink

The most recent challenge for my small Fiberart group was to produce a work that is inspired by a female artist. I chose Huguette Caland. whose work I have admired  for a long time now. Originally from Lebanon, she was a painter, sculptor and fashion designer. It is her paintings that I admire the most and wanted to interpret in Fiber.

I like that she tends to use bright, pure color and that she often applies paint with a grungy, muted texture. But, I really like her use of layers the most. She adds little elements such as checkerboards, stripes, dots and houses over the top of the base layer. These are tiny so not a part of the focal image but make you want to get up close to notice.

 I have tried to capture this level of detail in my work, titled Tickled Pink. It begins with a base layer of muted and grungy pink and grey to which I have added painted florals, branches, checkerboards and dots. The top layer and focal point is a plethora of flowers, resembling trillium. They are dyed, painted and stitched for another layer of texture.

This is my tribute to Huguette Caland. It has been a fun experience to note elements from her work and use them in my own way.

 

Collage Mix #1

Abstracting collage with various found materials. I wanted to keep this in the neutrals family. I really like the composition. The combination of hard lines and torn edges; the combination of rectangles and circles; line work that finishes what is found in the top image. These things all appeal to me.

 

Verde

 Verdant Pastures might be a better name. This calms me. I hope it does the same for you.

A Bit of Sunshine

Pink and yellow have become a favorite of late. They are so fresh. Paired with black and white, the colors both pop and settle. A collage on a wooden panel.

I Think that I Shall Never See...

Joyce Kilmer and me...as I too seem to have a recurring tree theme in my art. This work consists of hand dyed and screen printed cloth along with commercial fabric as well. It's called A Walk in the Woods. I created it some years ago but it still fascinates me to this day. Don't you just feel the path beneath your feet and the stones along the side marking your way. Enjoy the view!

A Walk in the Woods

Linking to Off the Wall Friday