There is a slight chill in the air here in Tampa- and with this new weather (ohhh sooo welcomed after it was rediculously Dante's Inferno hot this summer) comes a new direction in my work.
I have been litterally working almost nonstop. I have only been sleeping in intervals of 3-4 hours- then working for a few- then collapsing for an hour....
Although I am painfully tired, I am invigorated. Yesterday, I finished two complete pieces- each is 39"x59" and are comprised of mixed media: oils, acryics, pastels and whatever I can get my hands on. This piece, named "Artificial Sunshine" is standing proudly amounst a sea of others. I am tempted to overpaint some of my old pieces because I cannot make the canvas fast enough. yes, for this series I have been constructing and preparing the canvas myself (in my woodshop.) I often laugh when my neighbors stare at me building these "tiny walls" and later jammin' out in my studio late into the night...
I can't tell if this new direction is good- for I am way to much into the NEED to produce right now. If art is expression, then perhaps this expression has been repressed and it wasn't until I was this free that I could allow it to excape. Again, I can't think that far into it yet- so far, it just is. This new series taps deep into my subconscious thinking- tales without words- perhaps things I have never even allowed myself to utter.
Ahhh, well... I think I am off to paint again dispite how it hurts to blink 'cause I am so sleepy.
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The mediums I use vary from day to day but there is one constant- my need to
beauty + inspiration
is found everywhere.
The form of a vanilla soft-serve ice cream cone inspires me. The soft gradual interlocking spirals informed the structural system of a conceptual roof.
A moment that changed by life was witnessing a 3 year-old drinking a Welch’s grape soda for the first time. The bubbles danced in her mouth + the flavor was so explosive that not only was it obvious on her candy stained cheeks, but she exclaimed the most wondrous + pure “wow!” It was at that moment that I knew that I had to live my life with the same intensity, excitement + wonder.
As far as I can remember, I have been obsessed with color. As a child,
Art, architecture +design came to me naturally + I have always searched for ways to continuously challenge, educate + evolve.
I feel music + dream in color.
Creating space, furniture, objects or volumes are extensions of my imagination. It is the way I communicate +share my dreams.
Passion fuels my life.
Creating is like breathing.
Without art, there is nothing.
