The third in the series of 12x12 canvases featuring
Frozen Charlottes (and cabinet cards) is perhaps my favorite so far. I think
it's the glove... one of those rare treasures that - once discovered - becomes
a must have. The glove has been in one of my many collection bins for three
years. I could not imagine how I would use it, but hoped that one day there
would be a moment of realization that it would be just right for a piece of
art.
I enjoy sifting, sorting, stacking and perusing the objects, papers,
fabrics, junk jewelry, vintage treasures and rusty bits I've collected over the
years. But I’ve often had a sense of reluctance when it came to parting with a
special bit even though I was incorporating it into my art. I doubt I'm the
only artist who keeps a stash, hesitant to forge ahead for fear that another,
better purpose will reveal itself. In due time. Meanwhile remaining content to
marvel at the folds, wrinkles, stains, color that have evolved with the passage
of decades.
The books that continues to hold my fascination, written by StevenPressfield, are about overcoming the negative forces that live in all of us so
that we might discover and live/create our best, authentic work. The War ofArt, Doing the Work and the one I’m currently reading, Turning Pro state in
ways that I cannot describe, the obvious, the reality and the importance of locating
and overcoming Resistance, the penultimate creativity crusher. In one of those
books he wrote about not saving our best for later, meaning that if I’m unable
to commit to the work on my table I might as well not do it; therefore, if the
theme cries out for a leather baby glove, I must use it! So I did. And, I
painted and marked on a cabinet card – not a scan, the real deal.
Some might laugh at the simplicity and common-sensical nature of these
realizations but for me they have been liberating beyond my wildest
imagination. So, with one more piece to photograph and two on the table I
believe I’ll continue to follow another of Pressfield’s sage nuggets about doing
first, then thinking!
Comments
I like the elements, all of the,
The Charlotte, for sure tugged at my heart strings.
I have not created art for so long, so long. I have been in the longest art funk, ever...
This has made me a bit weak in the knees...Maybe soon, I will pull out some supplies.
Lovely, Patti