One more self portrait in the Japanese idiom for the Bruce Portrait show. The Submission limit is 10. Now I really must take my small collection over this week.
You Are What You Read.
Another self portrait for the same project. This time in collage, including a Metro North timetable for hair, part of a map, a Tazo Earl Grey tea bag for the shadows, part of the Financial Times and of course some of my favorite Japanese "running script" paper. I drew first, painted a little and then reached for he glue stick.....
A Second Self Portrait.
The Bruce is limiting each artist to 10 submissions. After my first effort, I decided I had had it with realism. In keeping with my long term love affair with Japan, this seemed a little closer to the true me.
Self Portrait
The Bruce Museum is sponsoring a community self portrait project. The public is invited to submit self portraits, the only constraints being that they must be anonymous and they must be 6 x 6". So last weekend I began. This was my first effort, in what I describe as the "German Expressionist Nightmare" genre.....
Self Portraits - recalling a recent triumph.
While I have been working on the Self Portrait project for the Bruce Museum, Lancelot has also been doing a self portrait. I did tell him that it had to be 6 x 6" but I don't think he had his listening ears on. In any case, he was not a whit perturbed, informing me that the painting was already spoken for, being destined for a keen collector in Chicago.
The Lesser Spotted Random Basket Weaver Bird upon her nest
A rare view of the Lesser Spotted Random Basket Weaver Bird upon her nest. In my paper weaving class last weekend I learnt how to weave a random basket beginning with a pentangle structure. Here you can see the nest resting on a paper mache cactus.
The Awards Ceremony
To everyone's surprise except Agile's, Team Lancelot takes the bronze medal in the Downhill Random Basket Weave 3 Animal 400 Meter race. Go Team Lancelot.
Zoolympics - The Great Race
An all action shot of the great event.
The First prototype
Lancelot tries out the first high speed prototype
Basket weaving
Cynically I thought Agile's interest in basket weaving was because of the delicious lunches served at Heart Space Studio. I never imagined that Agile would prove to be a natural basket maker. Editor's note: To understand the context of this posting it is necessary to read the basket making/paper weaving entries on the home page.
The Finished Product
The finished product - after a lot of help and encouragement. While I will never be a basket maker it will be very interesting to see where this goes. I can definitely see combining paper weaving with paper mâché.
The Chaos of Supplies
Paper everywhere, not that it was chaos at all. In fact it was a wonderful peek into the amazing world of paper weaving and basketry.
Our Teacher, Dail Behennah
Our teacher was so very patient. Dail making a twisted steel wire ball.
A New Adventure
This past weekend I took a class in paper weaving at Heart Space Studios in Bristol. So inspiring! Editor's note: To get a proper idea of just how good the classes really were, please visit Lancelot's World to see how the classes inspired Agile.
Pebbles, and other treasures
Another view
Kettle's Yard Colors
Kettle's Yard is like an English Summer - Wintry whites, thundercloud grays and the very bleak putty of a weak sun. Occasionally there is the odd splash of cobalt blue sky (in a mini Miro) or a dash of red in a woven textile but the overwhelming impression is cool, wind blown and bleak. And yet, it is the most amazing place. The genius is in the attention to detail, to the combination of textures and to scale. With the juxtaposition of the manmade and the natural world, art by the side of tree roots, winkle shells, dried grasses and rough wood and stone. Kettle's Yard seduces one into thinking one could almost do it oneself..... that anyone could achieve this after a walk on the beach or in the woods.
A Grand Day Out
On vacation in the UK. We decided to attempt the near impossible - there and back to Cambridge in one day. About 7 plus hours of train travel and connecting through London. We left home at 6.45 am and returned home triumphant. Kettle's Yard, the home of former Tate curator Jim Ede and his wife Helen, has long been on my bucket list. Last year Charleston (home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant) was top of the list. This year Kettle's Yard.
From Another Angle
The Watch at Watch Hill
Very small acrylic study of the lighthouse at Watch Hill.
Storm Study
Waves, wind and water - and driving rain.
