Work-in-progress: alternative framing
The altered books I'm finishing up have a rustic feel, especially with the twine and rope framing I used to highlight the niches.
Like most art, it just doesn't feel finished without some sort of frame. But what kind of alternate device is visually and physically solid enough to do the job? What works, without fighting the story being told within the niche?
Washboards. (This one was lovely, but too pricey.) It's big but not huge, and weathered enough to evoke the Old West feel of the book cover. With a little help, I found three.
For once, the weather was sunny enough to allow me to spray-seal the wood outside.
Two of the three books are now mounted. As soon as the third is done and all three are professionally photographed, they'll make their official debut here on the site!
Sun is out -- let's prep for an art festival!
After years of hovering and watching the action, I'll be an artist-in-action at the Fresh Paint art festival!
Coming to Fresh Paint 2015: the art of Lisa Myers Bulmash
Visitors stroll down the Port of Everett Marina boardwalk, where they can purchase art made or demonstrated on the spot. The Schack Art Center, which puts on this event every August, calls it a "festival of artists at work." Even glass art collectors can see How It's Made: the Schack brings out their "mobile hot shop" for the occasion.
Credit: TripAdvisor.com
An angel of a friend is loaning me her pop-up tent for my booth space. Tent weights too: they're crucial to keep the whole shebang from going bang if a strong wind gust hits your tent.
Details:
More info as things progress...
Work-in-progress: slow but steady
I've had a productive week working on my goals as well as working in the studio. (Plus my six-year-old has been behaving himself consistently too. I don't know if this is a miracle or a sign of the apocalypse.) I'm working on a series of five pieces.
I have the ideas and symbolism adequately fleshed out, but weirdly enough, that hasn't sped along the process. I think I may have a little trouble switching gears between 2D work...
... and 3D work. I was trying to work on the assemblage and two altered books at the same time, and I couldn't establish a good work rhythm. Kind of like hearing a new driver mangle stick shift gears. Things picked up speed once I decided to work only on the book elements.
Tomorrow I'll be back to tearing a niche in another book. The assemblage will have to wait a while.