Blue Horizons
Cave
I had to use Flickr again. I like how easy it is to upload and manage images, but I’m not happy with the thumbnails it generates. They’re a little too small, I think. I prefer 120 pixels instead of 100. Hrmph. So, I decided to use the next larger size as thumbnails. (Yes, I really do obsess about these sorts of things!) Anyway… Both of these collages are destined for the Vessels book I’m working on.
Blue Horizons: As always, I turned to Mr. Dictionary to see if there was anything I was overlooking. One definition given for “horizon” is “The limit of the theoretically possible universe.” I like that. It speaks to exploration and a potential to be fulfilled.
Cave: This image came from a scenic/touisty type magazine. I tore it into vertical slivers, then inked the margins (my hands are still stained black) and used a Q-tip soaked with ink to color between the torn pieces. I like the way the vertical black lines echo the errosion lines in the rock face.
In mythology, caves are places where the underworld and the real world meet. The cave, like the cauldron, cup, and chalice, also echos the womb. It is the place from which things are born.
Conceiving the Plan
This is a piece in progress. I’m not happy with the way it turned out (watercolors drive me insane), so I’m probably going to either use the painting in a collage or collage over parts of the painting. We’ll see.
red paper boat 