True vessel
is what I'm working on.I'm learning to trust my first instincts with ideas and not labouring them.
I'm taking the falcate -that's my single semester of Horticulture coming back to me- form of a typical gum leaf and slightly symmetrising it (if that's not already a word I'm coining it) and manipulating it into a stylised 'canoe' shape (thanks to photocopies, sticky tape and my new friends at bateau.com).
It's actually a lot like pattern making.
Not even like.
I am an analogue thinker and worker, but you know..I'm OK with it.
Sorry about the tiny glimpse. I suppose it's confidential and hence I probably shouldn't be blogging about it at all! But unless you really want to see another 5 centimetres of black ribbing on Princess, there's not a whole lot left to blog about!
Right, I'm off to watch Shipping News..quite appropriate really. Happy vessel wednesday everyone
posted by Carson at 7:45 pm
3 Comments:
Yes! Deciding to trust my first instincts was a massive move forward for me, so I know what you mean about that. Self-trust is so much more relaxing than trying to second-guess yourself constantly. It also means you can move forward so much quicker!
It's very exciting to get a glimpse of your process. I studied theatre arts at university, so your career has more than a little appeal to me!
cheers
Happy vessel Wednesday to you, too, canoe builder!
Ooh--I like the concept of using the leaf as the bark. It gestures gracefully at the organic relationship between tree and canoe without making impossible claims to "authenticity."
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