I made this for a book cover I was working on but ultimately it was just an excuse to play a little bit with painting on chip board, some collage with lovely green images cut out of Vanity Fair. I made the photo of myself in my office. I like the back view, it is our most unfamiliar view of ourselves and I think represents all we don't know about ourselves. The brown leather suitcase was my mothers. She kept all her important documents in it. I should consider keeping her ashes in this case instead of the cardboard box where they currently reside. So many things to do. I was cleaning the studio tonight, the ritual reclamation of the creative space and the return to it. I made this piece when the weather was still warm and it came out as a burst, unselfconsciously. Because it was not chosen for the book cover, I cast it aside and then due to occurrences this week when I came across it tonight I decided to accept it as a valid creation. I have been reconnecting with some long time ago contacts in my field and that has set me to thinking about the nature of this work I do and helps me to see all that I have done and how to make it better. It's a time of gentleness.
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Your final sentence, "It's a time of gentleness." is very evocative. Thank you - you gave me a moment of peace. A moment to reflect. I loved it! Oh... and I love your art - again, that back view is an interesting perspective - it makes me want to know what's over there?
there is something solid about this image yet at the same time ethereal, and the brown leather suitcase serves as a powerful anchor.
Thank-you A. I do consider my mother (represented here by the suitcase) a profound anchor in my life.
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