Two of my vessels were juried into 'Under the Western Sun' show from SAQA regional artists in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. I am very pleased that this show will travel to New Mexico and Utah until the end of 2017.
I have been doing landscape vessels this year. Here is the picture of the one that was accepted, Hematite. Hand painted fabric and micron pen.
Hematite
Wind, water, erosion, uplift and red! Hematite, a rusty red
iron oxide mineral coats the particles that form the west’s massive sandstone
and shale canyon walls and colors the rock formations of the plateaus and high
deserts their distinctive red. The hand painted cotton used to cover this
vessel captures the color and the pen and ink brings into focus the rock faces
of cliffs so loved west of the Front Range. For those of us who love these
canyons, I hope this vessel pulls memories of desert varnish, rushing river
beds, shadows and sunlight and the piercing call of a raptor.
The second piece is a small vase shaped vessel using commercial fabric and paint. "Wildfire".
Wildfire
Terrifying, awesome, destructive. The wildfires of mountains and plains can
blacken the skies, consume nature’s bounty and the work of man. I have
embellished the commercial fabric covering this vessel with deep red acrylic
paint and novelty fabric to convey the intensity felt when experiencing the
power of wildfire.
I've just discovered your work and particularly love the shapes of your vessels. Do you ever teach your construction techniques? Would you consider teaching me?
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Andra
Boulder CO