Bits and Pieces really does fit well as a title. Rounding out a week filled with: a lot of art, thoughts of art, looking back on art I've made. So ... art.
I gifted my Grandson his piece of art on Wednesday, his 18th birthday. He loved it. Even though this motorcycle didn't have a long life, it's being used to learn how to fix them mostly and he has a special place in his heart for this machine. And now has something else for his wall to add to the many handmade gifts I've given him over the years. As you can see in the photo of him opening it (I used painted papers to wrap it up in) he said "Cool!" as he saw it. Yay!🥳
In a previous post or two I've mentioned the painted paper sheets I glued together then cut down to use in my journals and on cards. I was looking at them and decided to lay them all down to have a look. The first photo they are on my table.
Some of these will go into journals but a few might get cut into strips (the longer ones especially) and used in some awesome way.
What's really nifty, to me anyway, is all of these pieces were once individual painted papers. Gluing them together and then cutting them down creates a new piece of art. The last batch I did, I didn't draw doodles or add paint to them like I had with the other sheets I made. I was tired when I put glued the sheet together and in the morning I'd cut it before remembering I wasn't really finished with it. After looking at the smaller pieces once they were cut out, I didn't like them as much. They were boring. I actually love the grungy look of a wild pencil or paintbrush or tons of squiggly lines within the art, stamps, ink, circles, stencils, etc. And so I learned something about how to approach these sheets and will take that with me when I make the next sheet. Possibly today. And I reminded myself to never underestimate the power of writing a note! If I had put a note near the large sheet I'd made, to draw doodles, etc on it, that would have saved me from looking at these pieces as "less than". However, they each can get doodles, paint and so on, on them and will become just as I like them.
Meanwhile, very little work has been done on the mosaics I have waiting patiently for me in the Purple Palace. I did a little bit on the piece sign yesterday. It's almost filled in with glass and ready to sit in the "to be grouted" pile.
This weekend we'll be celebrating my Grandson at a party and next week I have an eye exam to test for glaucoma. I'm fairly sure I have it (all of my family on my Mom's side has had it) and when I had the last eye exam recently, they suggested I go to a specialist for testing. Keep good vibes coming. I'm truly grateful for the eyesight that helps me see and create art. Hopefully I'll be able to continue for quite some time to come.
Enjoy the journey.
Cindy aka EarthMotherMosaics
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