continuing on then...
finding a pattern in the way I'm working, a widening, where I gather ideas and materials freely, almost overwhelmingly
and then a period of looking and reflecting on what I have in front of me
and then finally a narrowing
again and again
it often feels like I'm just wasting time, reluctant to make a decision on the path I want to take
in recent days I've come to understand it is precisely the best way for me to find it
in spending time looking at the work above and below I'm finding that for the ice I'm more drawn to the textured layers of tissue paper and other cloth than to the smoother folded papers below
and then a piece of English "scrim" with strips of torn paper, machine stitched and then folded along the stitched lines - another option for the ice
this is the "right" side
and below, the reverse
finding I prefer the "wrong" side
(seems to be a recurring theme these days, wrong over right)
and here laid against some painted water
it's alright, though in the original photo that inspired all of this the water is actually more of a silvery-grey in colour
and then I tried something else...
a massively cropped image of trees along the Yukon River with the machine stitched straight lines on crinkled silk piece laid over top
this intrigued me greatly
especially in the photo below...
the trees at the bottom, as enlarged and cropped as they are
at first glance they are almost reminiscent of a watery scene, a creek with it's banks maybe - a tangle of water and forest, light and shadow?
or perhaps I'm just seeing what I want to see
it is giving me some things to think about though
I'm beginning to lean toward the simplicity of the straight lines paired with the complexity of the "water" below it
it feels less literal, more of an abstract impression
a kind of "take the idea, the imagery, and see what you can do with it"
how far you can stray?
what's the range, before you're too far away for a glimmer of what inspired you to remain?
not sure, but I'm about to find out
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