Before Portfolio Day

Here are some pictures of some more of the pieces that are going into my mini gallery show.

The ripped piece of paper says:

Make a mark.  And react.  Make another mark.  React.  Step back.  Gaze.  Make a mark.

Make a mark with your palms, with your feet, with your forearms.

Make a mark with anything you can.

Continue this process until you have a rhythm in place. 

Feel your way.

Trust your gut.

On this board people may draw with water and paint brush onto the board.  

The marks will erase as they dry.

This next piece was made with melted beeswax and green embossing powder.  

The piece to the left is a piece I call Liberation.  it was the first piece I had made all semester. 

 

There is a maze on a plexiglass floor.  There is one way out of chaos.  But there are many "dead-ends."

 The final piece on the right is a large piece made of wood, melted beeswax, and house paint!

Something Out Of Chaos

Recently I have been very sick and thus unable to use my hands.  I have however used painting with my palms, forearms and fingers as a form of healing.  

I am very excited about my new pieces and the process I have been using.  Though very unknown to me I have tried to let go of pre-covnceived notions of a "finished" piece and just follow my gut.  

Act. React.

Here are some pictures of my new process.

This turned into...

Which turned into:

I am very excited about this mode of working.  

Though I have nowhere near mastered anything I can add reacting to my repertoire of processes.