What fun this has been. I continue to receive cards of all varieties. It does make coming home and checking the mail so much more inteesting.
Here are a few of my favorites from what I have received so far…
From @CaterpillarArt ... intriguing how small parts of the collage were damaged in the post.
From @sjafana ... done entirely on an iPhone with apps.
From @sparkyour art ... deep with texture
And a couple of favorites from what I sent…
Dream State #14
Dream State #30
The theme was “Time and Being Human” …[not the "Human Being", but what does it mean to be human and live in "Time"]. I considered this for a while and chose to explore a state of consiousness beyond time, but certainly part of the human experience, the dream state.
All the pieces started with a monoprint following the same template. I let the ink be depleted though a couple of prints before applying more ink. As I went further along through process, water from the soaked paper further diluted the ink on the plate. I was using 140# watercolor paper from a water bath.
After they dried, and were pressed overnight, each one had further work done on them with Prismacolor pencils and sometimes pastels. All were sealed with a matte fixative.
I believe that my work improved towards the end. Each became it’s a character and took on a life of it’s own. If you find a favorite, please let me know. Here is the entire series…
And here are all the received pieces from the entire group of 56 artists.
I personally love Dream State #30. I have it wrapped around a tall, pink candle and wrapped in barbed wire (around Dream State #30 and the candle) that I found in the pasture. It seems quite subliminal, my response to this gorgeous piece, but I think I am feeling restricted by time, as if time is a finite beginning and ending (which it is not as the hours in a day are truly only a way to define a measurement for us). To wrap the piece around pink and warmth makes it safe and protected. The human shines and is warm, but is held captive by whatever restrictions we, ourselves, place on it. Thank you, Simrat, for including me in this amazing journey.
If you take it to another level, time is only one more construct that we use to define ourselves. It is sometimes even more restrictive feeling than space and matter. These days, especially so… I am glad that #30 is being enjoyed. It was one of two extras that I made. The other I mailed to myself…