April 6, 2007
Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
So here is an update of the bluebird.
and a detail:
Today I calmly, played, painted, ordered supplies and enjoyed myself. I fed my soul.
Thank you, Great Goddess! Thank you for this reconnection to the place where my heart heals, soars, becomes one with the reality of living fully.
Because of Jane's post, I included an image of both the painting on cloth and its journal inspiration. The cloth painting is done in Procion MX dye, acrylic paint, paint sticks and freezer paper screenprint and wheat paste screen print on mercerized cotton broadcloth.
I hope like hell that I used enough soda ash to fix this piece. I have sprayed additional soda ash over the entire surface in the hope of it truely fixing. I like this piece alot.
I want it to work.
Sometimes I convince myself that I cannot paint or that I can't paint realistically. Or something. I get wierded out. I am not sure if I think that painting on cloth isn't painting or if I just psych myself out, feeling intimidated about the idea of painting. I need to redefine that old tape to say, "Yup, I can paint."
Posted by Melly at April 6, 2007 5:27 PM