a bit of studio time over the past two days has resulted in me taking the collages of last week and begin to move them along
the bases I showed had the bare bones elements of the landscape in place; snow/ice, the river, mountains and sky
I've mentioned before how much these old pilings that still line the river at the site of the old shipyards mean to me and as it's likely they will figure prominently throughout this journey of exploration I want to include them in the collages in one way or another
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| from November 2023 |
these are works-in-progress with hand-stitch still to come and I'm not sure what else
one thing at a time
for now, some machine stitch and a couple of small pilings
I often "see" the landscape in bands and so here I've made bands of snow/ice, river, mountains and sky
I liked the pilings I added here very much at the time but looking at the photo of them has me wondering about taller ones so I will be investigating that tomorrow
this next one has much taller ones... this collage has been my favourite from the very beginning and I'm trying hard not to let that get in the way of the work but the fear of messing it up is pretty strong
hand-stitching is next for this one as well and then I'll likely sit on it for a while and have a think
the other thing that fascinates me in reference to the river is "the ways"
the image below is a still shot from a short film about the sternwheelers
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| "the ways" at the shipyards early 20th century |
and this next one was taken in almost the same place last year - I doubt these are original boards but they have been in this place since before I was born... old remnants or under boards of a sort perhaps?
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| April 2023 I'm not using them in these first collages but they will definitely factor in somewhere along the way |
in the meanwhile I've been doing some research into the definition and history of the term but I think I might be more interested in them as a metaphor... not sure exactly for what but sending the boats down the ways into the river launched a lot more than they themselves
and so the journey continues...
2 comments:
I am fascinated by the history that is embedded within this project and am so inspired by the way you look at and interpret what you learn in your investigations. The images with the posts and boards (both photographic and your collages) are wonderful and I like the way you pick up on things that could easily be overlooked and yet tell so much story... or at least provoke so many questions. Your artwork is stunning in all its stages. I love the piece with the short posts. I found myself peering 'over' the bottom section to see down to where the posts were anchored. Your work sparks an interactive response in me.
They were launched sideways, I take it?
I do like what you are doing here. I'm sure it will continue to evolve...
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