LAW 131:, Looking for America, part 2, ART, NOT POLITICS

It would be way too easy to slip into political rhetoric with the idea of Looking for America, but that is not what this is about.

Toledo, Oh, 5.14.17, page 9

This is a showcase of the second signature of my newest artist's book, Looking for America. To recap, I created the pages out of maps from the index of a 1954 Hammond Ambassador World Atlas. Text is stream of conscious, based on answering the following 2 questions, have i been here? and could i get my boat, Tesla's Revenge there, by water. Drawings are mostly zen doodle playing off the gird of the street maps.

Toronto, Can., 5.18.17,  page 10

I try not to let one day's work influence the next, my goal, to simply draw until i feel that the drawing is complete. The structure provided by the map grids is sufficient.

This is about as unstructured as i get with my work. My background as a weaver/textile artist/bookmaker demands huge structure and preparation for success.

San Diego, Ca. 5.20.17, page 11

I can get pretty OCD about pre-planning. Just ask Mungo which one of us made a 'to scale drawing' of the Floating Empire and her components(during our remodel phase); and yes, all the parts were positionable.

San Francisco, Ca. 5.21.17, page 12

Some times it is nice to simply let go and play. It is all too easy to get caught with producing a beautiful object, instead of simply enjoying the process.

Shreveport, La. 5.22.17, page 13

Seattle, Wa. 5.23.17, page 14

Walt Nottingham, my first fiber professor(major hero), maintained that there two types of people, process and product. It is important to know which you are.

Trenton, NJ. 5.27.17, page 15

Any way, 8 images, 8 places i have or have not visited, 8 experiments in drawing, What do you think of this project?

Troy, NY. 5.28.17, page 16

More later,
gail