I started this panel eons ago and the image that I originally started with was a bench. And then I covered that with a polaroid transfer of this fence made of logs. And then I ended up overlaying that with a transparency of one of my photos! Sometimes when I work on these panels I know exactly where I will end up. But other times, such as this time, it is a process of discovery and experimentation.
The final photo that I ended up using was from our Alaska trip.
solitude, mixed media, 5×7 inches
The words read: savor the solitude
I think that a lot of people fear solitude. It’s in the quiet and stillness of ourselves that an inner world can open. That can be frightening. But I need it.
This panel has been bound up as a journal cover.
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Thank you for the update on your LJ. I’m here too. I’ll drop by more often.
Tara
This post really speaks to me – the beautiful image and the thoughts on solitude. I, too, need much solitude in my life. We also seem to have similar working methods. Not necessarily the same techniques, though some of those I’m sure are similar too, but I have many pieces that seem to evolve on their own at their own pace, and I just have to follow along.
Very beautiful! i hope you are feeling well 🙂
hello, I just discovered your blog and this first post I read just touched me to the core. I need solitude to create, and just don’t get enough of it right now with a toddler… I find it refreshing, not frightening. And your work is beautiful.
It’s wonderfully “lush”.
Thanks for the LJ update. I’ll see you here then!
xox