July 01, 2009
The Flight of the Lepidoptera
My latest mixed media piece. Don't ask me where the title came from, it kind of sprouted with the butterfly and map images. (In case you can't tell, there are two endpages from a very old World Book Encyclopedia near the bottom there, very very old world maps. Though not Olde Worlde, just old.)
It's roughly 15" x 11½", painted on 140lb Strathmore coldpress watercolor paper. I plan to mount it on some kind of cream-colored backing before framing it. Though that may have to wait, as Dave informed me a couple of days ago that it is exactly the approach he wants to take for his next production.
Specifically, what he said was, "What's with the butterflies in the boxes?"
" I don't know, I told him. "The ideas just sort of happened together. They're sort of like specimen cases."
"Because, you know," he said. "That's Quake."
So I asked him if he wanted to keep it to show his designers, and he said yes. Which means it won't be going to Chicago with me to hang above the fireplace in the new apartment. At least not right away.
I was playing with gel medium and PearlEx pigments and it just sort of happened. I used both matte and gloss gel medium for the various layers, but I did finally finish it with a layer--well, two, I forgot to include the X before I put down the first layer--of Golden gloss polymer medium.
Anyway, that's what I've been doing with myself, along with packing, acting and working on some dirty journal pages in my theatre notebook. (Note to self: the pages in that book really weren't up to the beating you've given them, though they seem to handle spraypaint just fine. Maybe not quite so much gel medium in the future.)
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Summer Favorites
I've been thinking about this a lot lately, the things I love about this all too brief yet wonderful season. I thought I'd share them with you in hopes that they'd remind you of your own favorite summer things.
Sights
Butterflies
Roses
Sunlight
Kids at lemonade stands
Colorful summer outfits
"Dead" cats in sunbeams
Sounds
Lawnmowers
Birdsong
Car radios
Smells
Cottonwoods
Mock orange
Roses
Ripe berries
Freshly mowed lawns
Tastes
Pacifico and lime
Fresh (straw-, rasp-, black-)berries exploding on my tongue.
Grilled burgers
Potato salad
Root beer
Popsicles
Tomatoes straight off the vine
Touches
Sun on my face, shoulders, arms
Light breezes
Cotton sheets, chilly nights and morning sunshine
Experiences
Outdoor performances of any kind, theatre (though only if I'm also doing some), jazz, classical. It just doesn't matter. There's something really wonderful about live performances under the sky.
How much less time it takes to get dressed when all you need is a tank top and a pair of shorts. Instead of leggings, jeans, socks, boots, undershirt, shell, jacket and a change of sweater for when you get to campus. I love the easiness of dressing in the summer.
Drive-in movies.
That's the short list. I'm sure there's so much more I haven't thought of. Those are just the bits that come to mind right now.
What are your summer favorites?
Posted by sally at 12:12 PM | Comments (0)
June 25, 2009
Help Wanted
If you're a local, the Idaho Repertory Theatre is in desperate need of some assistance.They need volunteer painters to work on one of the sets. It's not arty stuff, so even if your experience is limited to occasionally painting the bathroom, you'll be able to help with this. I'll be spending my day tomorrow in the Hartung shop, helping out. If you can help too, contact the IRT Office and they'll get you set up.
Posted by sally at 05:23 PM
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