Here is my latest mixed media creation, "Windows of Words." Nine, small metal boxes covered in handmade , or other intriguing papers.Inside are provocative quotes and I even wrote a poem myself.
It is now showing at the Jerome Artists' Coop Holiday Show in Jerome AZ. for December 2019 and January, 2020.
As a professional calligrapher for the past 35 years, I am always collecting quotes; tin boxes; papers and more, and then some more..... Remember opening those little windows at holiday time? This was my theme. The wood has a slightly tree shape if you notice. Using several alphabets such as Roman , Uncial and Italic it was fun to interpret these sayings in a different style. I invite the public to stop by and explore this interactive art.
This is a close up of an 8 foot long wall hanging I created for a show. The title is Words. Since that is the art media I am using at this very moment while writing my blog, I naturally think about their impact.
Words have a lot of power , don't they? They can influence us to have certain feelings. If they are good words, or words of praise , than we feel very happy. If they are words of criticism or anger then we might feel upset or angry also .
When I look at this watercolor, I notice I am using lots of colors to bring in my desired impact to the audience. Certainly colors evoke reactions, or subtle mood alterations, don't they? Isn't red a color that jumps out, like the oranges and yellows? The greens, purples, and the blues are more subtle aren't they? Consider the contrast of which colors go next to each other. These are certain artistic choices we make when we we are looking at a blank page, a clean slate, the tabula rasa.With our color choices,we artists can have an effect on our audience. With our words, we can all have a lasting influence on each other.Whether verbal or written, our words can stay out there in time and space, or on a page, for a very long time.
Any thoughts on times your words had more impact than you expected?
