9 Small Artworks - Structures #82
Structures #82 ©2007 12"x12"
This is one of nine pieces I’m making for the Arvada Center Holiday Art Market. I have 2 pieces completed but most have a least somewhat of a start. I ended up working late every night this week for the day job and I’m still the bottleneck according to my manager. Hm. Bummer for that. I did everything I could, now I need to focus on my life and let work fall apart (as if working hard 40 hours a week is bad). Last night the server crashed again and I wasted an hour waiting for it to come back up. Just how stupid of a waste of time is that? I wonder why I get so caught up in this craziness.
Repeat after me…. Work is not more important than my life!
Back to art.
These pieces are due at the Arvada Center on the 26th, my plan is to post 1 image a day until they are finished to keep motivated on this project. I’ll be out of town this weekend for another memorial service for my dad but this evening my goal is to finish the third and put up postings for saturday and sunday so I make my goal of one image a day.
Each piece will be 12" square and my goal is that they look somewhat reasonable together. I’m not happy with a few of the designs so I might toss them out and start fresh on them.
Making these very simple geometric compositions is a lot harder than I thought it might be. I spend a lot of time cutting and recutting as the small size really emphasizes the mistakes in proportions. It’s all to easy to make something that is just down right boring. Happily I have one that I just love. It’s awesome when that magic happens.
Posted by Lisa in: Abstract Contemporary Textile Art
Tagged: arvada holiday art market, proportions, small work, Structures Series, the day job
Natalya said,
November 16, 2007 @ 10:44 am
is it this one that you love? because I think it’s wonderful…
Lisa Flowers Ross said,
November 16, 2007 @ 6:46 pm
I think this one turned out very well and I can’t wait to see the others.
San said,
November 18, 2007 @ 5:02 pm
Just popping in, Lisa, to wish you calm. From one overbooked co-conspirator in craziness to another…
Paige Naylor said,
December 4, 2007 @ 2:48 pm
Hello Im in year 11 student and we studying your structures work for our prelims. You have some really nice work i like your Bold colours and Bold Lines. Your work is very good i have some samples where i have copied your picture but painted it.
Thanks
Paige