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The paint, the canvas: it's not enough. I want to dip my hands into fibers and fur, feathers and glue. I want to make ridiculously frivolous and useless sculptures and found feathers and bits of trash of sea glass. It's really insane...I can actually move myself to tears thinking of how much I want, how much I need. Art tortures me with its unfulfilled inspirations and also keeps me in some kind of arousal for this silly life.
do you know the work of Joseph Cornell? for some reason he popped into my head
ReplyDelete& I may know why maddie wanted us to meet. :) look here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/brookeschmidt/sets/72157623866812943/
I'm all about exploring those things too ~ I used to paint (my BFA is in painting) but am not enticed enough by the flat canvas, the texture of it, or the smell of paint. I started exploring elsewhere, and working with things that I like to have in my hands. art is definitely arousing in so many ways.
:) brooke
yes! i love joseph cornell--and i love your work! i've been basically drooling over your creations all morning. i love that you combine sewing with other methods. i do the same! it's fantastic to meet someone who shares a similar aesthetic. right now i'm working on an altered book, taking it page by page. what are you working on?
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ReplyDelete- So true! I love that bit. Being artistic is both a blessing and a curse!
especially when you'd like it to be your livelihood! thanks jennifer :)
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