Posted by Suzie on Apr 14, 2009 in
Diary 
The Bradford Lot!
The Extended Bradford Lot!
So, it has been Easter. I’ve done very little on the art front since it has been school holidays and I have had my little gremlins to tend to. It has been a welcome break to not have to rush all the time and it has been a real pleasure to spend time with friends whom we have not seen for a while. It will probably be the last time we see some of our Yorkshire friends before our move to Derbyshire/Notts, although we still don’t have a date yet, and still don’t know where we are going! If all goes smoothly it will come into fruition probably within the next month. Read more…
Tags: Derbyshire, Eckhart Tolle, friends, Nottingham, Oprah Winfrey, Yorkshire
Posted by Suzie on Feb 2, 2009 in
Diary 
Work is Love Made Visible. 30 x 40cm. Mixed Media.
Here is the piece I mentioned before. The one I started months ago. It’s on Birch Plywood and I’ve burned the design into the wood using a pyrography too. It’s weird how you can leave something for so long and then come back to it with new eyes. I made such a mess of this that as a last ditch attempt to save it I painted black over the whole thing and literally re-worked the entire piece again. I’m glad I did! I really got in to it and then seemed to get results quite quickly, which I enjoyed. I’m happy with the dramatic effect. The quote (and inspiration for the painting) is taken from Khalil Gibran’s ‘The Prophet’. I love this book! I love how it can be dipped in and out of at any point in the book and always provides an insight which somehow seems relevant. The book was given by a good friend to Jamie and I as a gift when we had our Commitment Ceremony in 2005. Read more…
Tags: birch, books, Commitment Ceremony, embelishments, girl, hearts, Khalil Gibran, laptop, layer, love, plywood, pretty, quote, sledge, snow, stencil, work, Yorkshire
