Tuesday, May 09, 2006

inner walls exhibit

Subliminal
Whew, I am finally coming up for air! I have been working on my artwork for the exhibit “inner walls” that I am doing with Tuba Oztekin at the Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas, Texas. The exhibit will run from May 11 – 27, 2006. The Opening Reception is Sunday, May 14, 2006 from 6 – 8 pm.

It is an interesting exhibit. Both Tuba and I use symbolic and metaphorical imagery to show how people have different ways to see the world depending on their own life experiences, cultural differences, surrounding environments and other personal factors. Tuba uses a pinhole camera for her wonderful photographs. My work employs Polaroid Transfers and Emulsion Lifts.

Most of my pieces for this show are Emulsion Lifts. The thing that is so cool about Lifts is they are fluid on the page and really convey a feeling of movement. The artworks I created for this exhibit contain anywhere from 3 to 11 Lifts in each piece. It can be tricky having so many Lifts in each piece but they turned out great.

The artwork for this exhibit is from my optical series that uses glasses, goggles and lenses to represent the filters each of us looks through as we relate to the surrounding world -- the various ways we perceive and react.

If you are in Dallas on Sunday, May 14, stop by the Bath House and say HI!

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Transfer Tuesday

Ozark Bench Collage With Flowers, Emulsion Lift
This picturesque scene is on the grounds of the Ozark Folk Center . An inviting place to enjoy lunches during my workshop Garden Portraits: Polaroid Transfer Collages held at the center. The picture is a combination of a photograph of the bench and blooming tree with the real blooms from the tree. It was then made into an Emulsion Lift.

Saturday, April 08, 2006

The Ozarks

Lichens
I was in the Ozarks at the break of spring to teach a workshop at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, AR. The trees were bare and only a few wild flowers had started to bloom. The first part of my trip was rainy and overcast. Exploring the surrounding woods when I could was incredible. I was amazed at all of mosses and lichens. Of course, I took lots of photos!
The last part of my trip the sun came out. It seemed like things bloomed overnight. Buds, small white and purple flowers started to show on the trees. Wildflowers were appearing everywhere. It was beautiful. I can only imagine how fabulous it will be when spring is in full bloom.
One late afternoon I was admiring a bluebird sitting in the tree. He was so blue - iridescent when the sun reflected off his feathers. His throat and chest were rust colored surrounding his white belly. He flew to the ground and just sat there for a while. Just as I took the photo he flew away.
Eastern Bluebird
Even the accommodations, the Dry Creek Lodge at The Ozark Folk Center, had great wooded views from every room. I had a chance to try some of the local cusine. My favorite was Tommy's Famous Pizza BBQ & Ribs. I tried the pizza and the BBQ. Yum!