From the Inside Out: The art is arriving!

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

The art is arriving!

Yesterday Elizabeth and I opened a huge carton from Israel of Irit's felt and eco prints. To see the work up close and in person is just thrilling. Some of Fabienne's art has also arrived from The Netherlands. Wow wow wow, we are getting excited. Rio's work starts the journey from Portland, Oregon today. Can't wait. Now if Elizabeth and I can get our work done on time, we might just be able to participate, lol. I'm just about done with the showcard.
So much to do…but where there is a will there is a way.
Here's a peek at a detail of Elizabeth's brand new rusted paper.

Elizabeth Adam-Marks c2014 DETAIL of rust print on handmade paper

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From the Inside Out will have many interpretations as each artist brings her own ideas into this overarching theme; e.g. Rio, has a new body of rust print work, Core, that involves imagery evoking the core of the earth, or the core of the inner self. Elizabeth's handmade paper constructions attempt to capture the essence and remnants of the 19th century tin mines and china clay pits as seen still today from the air, through the earth and across the moors.

From the Inside Out also describes how eco printing and rusting processes work. Pat’s shibori rust fabrics are pipe wrapped, with string being the last item added. The rust prints outward from the surface of the pipe up through multiple layers of silk over a period of time. Similar things happen with eco dyeing as leaves and flowers, etc. are buried deep inside tightly folded bundles; or shibori stitched into felt, then steamed or simmered and finally cured for a few weeks before opening as Irit does. Irit's bark texture felt is an homage to the transplanted eucalyptus trees that have put their roots deep into the soil of Israel. The imagery is buried and waiting, like Fabienne’s memories and emotions, to bubble to the surface.

"I must confess: it’s an incurable virus. And I love to spread it. There is nothing more exhilarating to me than opening a bundle and letting myself be surprised by the result. It’s a gift to my heart or shall I say, to my inner child. It feeds me. It gives me joy. I’m first a colorist. I’ve tried many years to paint abstract textures like this, but I could not. In this dialogue with Nature, I get sometimes results beyond anything I could have dreamt of painting. By letting go of the illusion of control, more is realized. There is wisdom in that, to be applied to other areas of my life." ~Fabienne

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The art is arriving!

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