Saturday, February 2, 2013

Context, and Scale

Three Sisters

Spiral

Dancer

Woven Net #3
Mary asked as to size so... just to provide some idea of scale (and to exhibit my lack of digital grooming)...here are a couple held in my average sized hands.
The Three Sisters are the smallest I have done, less than the diameter of a dime. The largest I've worked so far was nearly the length of my hand, about 6" long.
I've spoken before of Twyla Tharp's The Creative Habit a very good book that I haven't been able to finish because it sets off all of my most insecure inner voices (working on that)
I did get as far as the first couple of chapters and I found myself realizing that the scale I gravitate to could best be defined as "intimate" which I struggle with, in my mind I have a weird prejudice that bigger is better.
(another thing to work on)
I think I will try this book again and see if I can't set those voices and prejudices aside.
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4 comments:

  1. deanna7treesFebruary 2, 2013 at 10:28 AM

    they are all amazing and fabulous. i imagine the smaller ones are harder to achieve.

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  2. alsokaizenFebruary 2, 2013 at 11:08 AM

    Hi Deanna
    The smaller ones are harder to hold onto while wrapping or stitching :) like mini bars of soap!

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  3. neki desuFebruary 3, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    insecure inner voices? i hear you.and not wanting to sound like the herald of doom, but it doesn't get better.
    and agree bigger is not better.

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  4. alsokaizenFebruary 3, 2013 at 9:39 AM

    Hi Neki
    Nope it hasn't gotten better over time, they are always there,I just need to learn to turn down the volume enough to be able to work...

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