I’m starting a new series of ensos, this time in a square format. They fit in a soap box. (Picture to follow tomorrow.)
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Project 36
Yesterday’s accordion book made me think of making a double-sided book with both sides interacting together, and the viewer able to change the resulting compositions by closing, opening, or turning pages on either side. I thought of the Surrealists’ game of the “Exquisite Corpse” and children’s books with flaps of various heads, legs, and bodies that could be mixed and matched by flipping through the flaps. Since this little book (well, any artist’s book for that matter) should be handled and explored to be fully experienced, I thought the best way to show it in this context was by making a little film. After seeing the film, Tim thought the experience of going through the book was like a dance between both sides. Tim documented my little stage set up on the dining room table:
Project 35
This project just didn’t work. I prepared a new series project and tore all the sheets for it, when I noticed these long strips of paper left over. I immediately thought of making accordion fold books with them. I separated the red ink line drawings on one side, and the watercolor on the other. Unfortunately each side really doesn’t work with the other or on its own. The piece isn’t engaging either if the “pages” are turned one by one. I thought of making a cover for this book and gluing the last two outer pages to it so that only glimpses of the red line could be seen underneath the watercolor side, but there is the wrong number of pages to make this work. One of the watercolor pages would have to be turned under, and the fold wouldn’t work either. This just isn’t a successful piece.
Project 34
This week’s 10 cranes. Crane tally is 47.
Project 33
I picked up some shells during our walk on the beach this afternoon. They were the catalyst for this little painting. It’s gouache and pencil on paper, 10cm x 12.5cm.
Project 32
I did another version of yesterday’s drawing from the photo of Noah. This one’s a Christmas present for Tim.
Project 31
I finally got to do an extended drawing of Noah. Caught him sleeping tonight, and also did another drawing from a photo of him.
Project 30
I knew it was hard to draw children because they move all the time, but man, is it hard to draw a baby! Not only does he move at the speed of light (and never stops), but baby proportions are really different from adult proportions. This was the only drawing from tonight that didn’t look like some weird Michael Jackson-ish figure.
Project 29
Tim changing Noah and getting him ready for bed tonight.
Project 28
I drew Tim as he did the dishes tonight.