Showing posts with label the human body. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the human body. Show all posts

Friday, October 3, 2014

New Work

The World of Threads Festival opens November 1st, and I am fortunate enough to have four pieces in the show. http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com.  This piece below is one of my entries.  It's called "Letting Go", and it's about my dad's short struggle with the beginnings of Alzheimer's disease.


I guess we were fortunate that my dad's other medical issues meant he didn't have to suffer from this disease for very long, but it gave my family a small glimpse into what his future would have been.


This piece above is a new one I'm working on. I've been trying to make my lines more fluid, and I keep trying to say what I want as simply as possible.  There has been some discussion today on the SAQA site about artist's getting stale, making the same old thing, stuck in a rut.  Sometimes I wonder if that's me, but the thing is, I really love what I'm doing, and I don't feel I'm done with my message yet. What's my message?  That the human body in all it's conditions, ages, and even deteriorations, is a marvelous thing.