938 front pages from 89 countries Day 15: seeing from different perspectives Visited the Newseum today Front page news from around the world on 15 May 2013. On Level 6, this sign accompanied front page news from all 50 states and around the world. The Border Mail, Australia The United States, Zambia, South Korea and Sweden
we call the mind Day 14: the beginnings of psychoanalysis Today I read Nicolai V. Gogol's short story The Portrait, written in 1842, which made me pull out my old textbooks on "the mind." And then I created the following image. somewhere betwixt neurology and psychology blue green intersects with yellow
All that glisters is not gold. Often have you heard that told; Many a man his life hath sold But my outside to behold. Gilded [tombs] do worms infold. Had you been as wise as bold, Young in limbs, in judgment old, Your answer had not been inscroll'd. Fare you well, your suit is cold. The Merchant of Venice, II.vii. 65-73 Wm. Shakespeare
Part 1 When I began working with discarded paper products I was getting a lot of unpredictable results. In January, I began to record my experiments and put my papermaking process under a microscope. My goal was to better understand the quality of the paper: Strength, texture, color, durability, acidity. It was a "given" that I wanted to save paper products from the landfills. I macerated paper fibers and created pulp that I could sculpt into art. from the pulp stories emerge: rough like life handmade papers from 100% post-consumer fibers smooth like Hope handmade paper from post-consumer fibers
Screws short pieces of metal long pieces of steel groove windings forming spirals s c r e w s Proof of linocut for Screws, Monster Series taped on Yellow wall A flat top across its head S C R E W S Forcing its longness into wood Forcing its shortness into plastic by turning Screw it in Turning until it fits snug Turning until it holds together Yellow wall with color swatches, drawings and proofs for Monster Series S C R E W S Forcing his infidelities into their lives Forcing his longness into everyone except his wife Quick, tight fit Linocut and 1st proof for Screws Snug around those firm hips Spiraling until he falls from grace Screwing everyone Twisting and turning he just wants to hang his screws on walls that don't require a lot of ha...
These mini canvases allow experimentation with various acrylic gel mediums and pigments. Day 4 I see what works and what doesn't. I then use these techniques on my book covers. The acrylics and mediums make wonderful and sturdy covers that can sustain lots of handling.
During the month of May I will create one new piece of artwork each day and post. Exploring abstraction, Suzanne Coley On Saturdays I will post the progress of Monster Series.