Never Dine with a Dinosaur, a children’s story book, is my "newest" altered book project. Chronologically, Never Dine... follows Jerome; it is a relatively large format book, each double spread will measure 11 x 20”. This is a fairly large piece of blank art real estate for an every day in one sitting project so my normal approach to collage had to be modified.
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| #1, Pink, 11.5.17 |
I discovered almost immediately that 'complete' abstraction appears to be beyond me. Virtually everyone of the spreads have ended up with an observer.
For this project instead of obsessive searches for just the right image i am starting with a limited number of 'pages' of color, form, shape and pattern; trying to trust my own judgement regarding "the good enough choice", i.e., artist sanctioned playtime.
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| #2, Autumn Fire, 11.6.17 |
Learning to work with a limited 'palette' has proven to be a little frustrating for the obsessive compulsive who resides deep in my art soul; i have been known to search through every folder of collage material in the studio for just the right little piece of......
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| #3, 11.7.17, Time |
Most of my recent work has included text; one of the parameters i set for myself with this project, no text. It took to the third spread for text to creep back in. i really really did not want....
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| #4, 11.8.17, Impact |
I started working on this project in the beginning of November, dropping in and out of it as the mood moved me. I really did however expect to finish this before now. Yes, life does get in the way.
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| #5, 11.10.17, Dark Sun |
I still have six spreads to do, i came back to this project for the first time since 2017, sounds like a long time ago doesn't it?
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| #6, 11.11.17, Untitled |
Recently i have found it difficult to procure the type of collage material i prefer to work with. Because of that i found that i had to put this project away; i was becoming to familiar with my material, not experiencing any of the lovely aha! moments that happen when you are looking with new eyes at new material. A month's hiatus is usually sufficient time to bring back a sense of newness to the material.
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| #7, 11.13.17, Crystal Blue |
Since i finished Inner Visions this week, okay so not finished finished. I do still have to make the covers and bind it. But i am done with the drawing part!
Anyway, since i have reached a point of completion with that project i promised myself that i would re-visit this piece, as well as Looking For America.
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| #8, 11.14.17, Promenade |
You heard it here first!
Anyway,
more later
gail
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