Haven’t posted in awhile, been getting my head around some new ideas. This economy’s got me thinking of the opportunities presented by adversity– Lately been inspired by the kind of creativity and resourcefulness that emerges like a hidden well out of seemingly uncomfortable situations. The new perspectives that change brings…
mixed media: oil pastel, napkin, jewel case
I just realized, too, that the kind of black and white photos I’ve been collecting and working from for years come from the Depression Era… any time I talk to someone who has lived through that I am struck by their gutsy, can-do attitudes and the way they don’t take anything for granted. In the same way, I’m interested in cultures who would save bits and pieces of what we would consider garbage, making little shrines and treasures out of it. What I see in these people, too, is a happiness that I wouldn’t have expected– a certain sort of camaraderie that money can’t buy, but the lack of money can create.
mixed media: found twigs, acrylic, jewel case on found board
acrylic on book “Genghis Khan and His Mongol Horde”