Exploring objects and textiles is keeping me away from painting in the studio at the moment, but that’s ok, because I’m not just a painter…..
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Today, I have been working with time and nature but, now it’s too hot to do anything much, as the temp in the valley has reached 39 Celsius and getting hotter.
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I get torn between contemporary and lush, extravagant. Old bones, textiles, rusted wires, watch faces, bits of stick with moss , vintage cosmetic bottles and handmade French influenced, embellishments are on my bench.
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Memories and feelings keep flooding back from my times spent in France. Especially touched by Versailles palace and other places in Europe and England. Old history feeds my creativity.
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Old rusted wire and found textiles are twisted and sewn with gold threads and remind me of couture and Versailles decadent history.
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Formed into fragments that will probably be part of something else.
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This one looks like a weird kind of bird.
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I’ve also had the de-clutter bug lately so its feels liberating to use up stuff Ive been hoarding for ever.
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