"Home" as visual prose. "Home" as visual poem
If you looked at my studio at the end of today, you’d be able to tell.
I’m in the middle of something.
It’s not all worked out. There are lots of components. There are some interesting images. Some things don’t seem to belong next to other things. Some fabrics are drying. Some are laying in stacks.
This original photo, transferred to fabric, will be part of my new textile piece.
This original photo, transferred to fabric, will be part of my new textile piece.
It is, so far, a pile of parts.
What’s going on involves content I have dealt with before (home, and the journey from home) and a transformation in how I want to portray the ideas.
It feels like the difference between prose and poetry.
For me, a prose-like approach to the idea of home will involve storytelling. There will be a character and a setting and some suggestion of plot. It will be a way to deal with memories and personal story.
A poetry-like approach will be less directed. I hope to include a number of sensory images, and a mix of recognizable objects with pattern and shape, to allow the viewer just to imagine, or wonder, or put the elements together in his own way.
This original photo, transferred to fabric, will be part of my new textile piece.
This original photo, transferred to fabric, will be part of my new textile piece.
That’s about as far as I have progressed with this new project for now. Not too much to show.
So, for contrast, I invite you to see this little 3-minute video I made a few years ago that shows a storytelling approach to the concept of home. Enjoy! (Click on the picture to view)
If you would like to learn more about the quilt from the video (“So It Will Not Break in Two”) as well as other home-inspired art quilts, I hope you will visit the Gallery called “Home is What You Remember” on my website, HERE.
For all the artmakers: Happy creating
For all the art lovers: Happy appreciating
Thank you for reading.
I always enjoy questions and comments.
--Bobbi
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