I had so much fun creating this piece! This marks my journey back to myself as an artist. Also, this is my first mixed media piece! I am in love with this new way of expressing myself. There are so many layers of meaning in this piece for me. I am an artist, musician, wife, mother, dreamer (nighttime and otherwise) and lover of nature, beauty and color. I am also a hairdresser, so it is natural for me to see "art" in hair. I love paisley, and my idea grew out of my love for that pattern. If you look closely, you will see a horse, a cardinal, a howling wolf, flowers and butterflies in the paisley.
I had a general idea of what I wanted to do, but, as it does for most of us, the project takes on a life of it's own. When I started looking for a 6×6 canvas, I wasn't having any luck. I saw 6×6 cork board squares, and thought it would make a perfect background. This is about me "catching" my dreams; I created a dream catcher out of embroidery floss, and put myself in the middle of it. The background is my very own night sky. There are pieces of jewelry that I wore on my wedding day to represent some of the "stars" in my life. My husband, my kids, my two rescue poodles and myself; our family. I bent the wire and attached them like staples into the cork board. I added some gems for sparkle, and some fringy trim for a bit of fun and whimsy.
very cool! I love the color and the fun of this piece. Nice work!
I would call you a “STYLIST” for you see a stylist is an “Artist” in every way possible…The flow to your music is in the ‘Art of all design… really beautiful work.
Your piece shows that you had fun! I love the colours, so rich and vibrant, the warm tones against that wonderful blue. The way you hid the wolf, horse, etc in the paisley is wonderful; I especially like the cardinal…and the fringe around the outside edge is the perfect final touch, the whole piece just looks so ‘wild’ and free. Beautiful!
great use of color. So fun!
I love it! So neat.
Brandy