Meanwhile the painting begun yesterday has come a little further. i had thought it was water and boats but it's more washing dishes and rubber gloves. Very kinky.
It is wonderful to have some messy space to play in again. I didn't realise how much I had missed it. I don't miss the damp and the difficult access to my former studio though! The remains of my broom stick is tucked in the corner. It's past its flying capacity. I intend to chop it in two and have some extreme knitting needles for some radical knitting. Meanwhile the painting begun yesterday has come a little further. i had thought it was water and boats but it's more washing dishes and rubber gloves. Very kinky. The garden has continued to intrude. i can't keep out of it and things just keep getting in. I have been playing with the glue gun. Lots of tiny easels have appeared. I have experimented with beech, fir, birch and miniature bamboo. The bamboo works easiest but the lichens on the birch lend a wonderful aged quality. Fun.
0 Comments
Preparation for a workshop sparked lots of other activity. After framing and hanging my dancing girls I played with foundations. I love experimenting with painted bases and then following the paint to see where it will lead me. I don't yet know which way up it goes. That's part of the fun. Once stimulated to play I began other painting too. I also worked on some ideas for an upcoming Christmas Fair. I haven't prepped my glass for painting. That is today's delight. I made two little felt animals. Serious work is better hand in hand with silly stuff. It was beautiful in the garden yesterday so I found things to do there too. Beans, courgettes, raspberries and herbs. I often run out and gather fresh herbs for tea but yesterday I dried some. A few seem to have been more successful than others but I have yet to try them. I will let you know! Nature provided the day's perfect 'icing on the cake'. Butterflies. Wonderful.
I have been busy making a new studio habitable. It has pinboard on the walls ready for action. Working on a upright surface is psychologically important to me. My giant table packs away easily when it's not required. It's good to get space for it again. It's a really bright room that is easy to make warm and cosy. All I need now is creative company to share the space. Who would like to join me for a light-hearted weekly session of imaginative and intuitive art making?
|
Ceri McKervill PhD
Artist, researcher, art therapist, pragmatist: intent on making life changes with the help of art materials. Archives
December 2020
#Cerisart
#Ballymena #Midtown Makers #midtowncreatives #irishart #artastherapy Categories
All
|