Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Lots of Lettering

Or at least, lots of letter-play!  My mind must still be in holiday mode as I seem to be jumping from one thing to another at the moment, trying this out, testing this, wondering what if?

Nothing seems to actually get completed though, which is a bit of a worry. I am trying to tell myself that all of this exploring is ground work for something real and meaningful; that having done all of this I will know whether the ideas that are rolling around in my head like a bunch of a marbles on a gyrating turntable are worth pursuing.

I have some big commitments later in the year and I need to get a lot of work done - but I'm just not sure what. I am yet to settle on anything - technique, colour way, materials, subject - nothing! Everything is up in the air and as a way to stave off a mild sense of panic at times, I tell myself I am 'being open to the possibilitites'. So for now I am happy to pop on over and try a bit of this, do a bit of that and see what happens.

As I have been writing this, I kept thinking, this has happened before, and sure enough in early Feb last year I wrote almost the same thing.

There will as ever come a point when things have to coalesce and I have to get moving and making and finishing, and a part of me hopes that bit happens soon!

Here I am writing words on a small square of heavy paper - around 600gsm, then cutting them up into 1cm squares. Sometimes coloured sometimes white. Don't ask...






I have been enjoying playing around a bit with watercolour pencils. you know when you have in your minds eye a beautiful soft finish and try to create it?  This has been fun practising, but I am ever so glad I attending a proper pencils workshop in a few weeks with the talented Gemma Black; I hope things improve after that weekend!





I had left one of my backgrounds out on a desk trying to encourage/force me to work into it in a wild way.  Well, I think I met that criteria!  It is almost done - I have since added a few more things, but I'm not sure to will ever be a real piece...
 



It is quite possible that my only offerings for the next wee while will be snippets; its also possible I might just finish something. At this point I have no idea which way it will go. 

6 comments:

  1. I love the "wild way" piece - so much movement & life - and definitely see it as a "real" piece. Oh, and the 600g paper snippets - wonderful!
    Here's to "being open to the possibilities"...this can be a good place to live for a time once in a while (if only it were easier to enjoy it more, without the worry that we need to be doing something more concrete). And, looking at your track record/the big picture, I have every confidence that your possibilities will soon sort themselves out!

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    1. Thanks for understanding Lisa - sometimes its important to be there, so I need to let my mind just let me! I've added a little bit to the wild piece to dampen it down just a touch and it is feeling a bit better. Will wait and see what happens next. Go well

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  2. I covet that wild piece. It is gorgeous. Full of movement- and I find that injection of cobalt with the black and white really energising. As a seasoned observer of your modus operandi Fiona, I know all of your explorations will coalesce into wonderful finished ideas and pieces so take a deep breath as I know all will be well!

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    1. So nice to know that you like that wild piece Lesley! I am still not besties with it yet - altho it is feeling better since I added a little bit to it yesterday. Thank you for your confidence in me and my ways; I hope it is well-placed! Go well.

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  3. i love the one inch squares and then that final piece is stunning!

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    1. The squares are really tiny V - 1cm, and they are quite fun if a bit mad. Glad you like the wild one, I'll see what happens next with it - I think it is almost done and I can move on...

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