Friday, May 6, 2011

Experimental Art


my experimental art class is about trying lots of new things, many of which would never have occurred to me on my own.  like blowing food coloring around with a straw….



and adding spices (nutmeg and turmeric in this case) to an art piece to give it texture....


 or retrieving pieces of stained paper towels (from when i accidentally spilled the food coloring – talk about a bloody mess!!) from the trash and using bits of them as an accent….


 or trying to overcome my drawing intimidation by smudging what i’ve drawn with charcoal and adding colored pencil, then cutting up the pieces and adding them to a tea-stained page and embellishing with yarn…



i have to say, it is so much fun!!  and a wealth of ideas that will keep me busy for, oh,  the next several years or so….  the beauty of it is in COMBINING ideas with each other and with techniques that i already know.  the possibilities are – quite literally – endless!!!


9 comments:

  1. Looks like soooo much fun, Patty. Your drawing skills look pretty good to me! Have fun. Donna

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  2. so fun!
    i love all of this!!!

    and you!!

    oxoxox
    k

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  3. Oh wow! I love all the lovely stuff you have been doing! What a lot of fun you have been having!

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  4. Love your work and this made me inspired to do something similar with my students on the art lesson (especially the last one).

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  5. You sound so happy, Patty, and what you show us here is fascinating. It looks like a lot of fun. My favorite is the "spice piece", great colors!

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  6. This is so inspiring!! Looks like a ton of good..messy..creative fun!

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  7. Dear Patty-I am so glad that you are enjoying your experimental art class. It certainly looks like ...so much fun!! isn't it amazing how there is just so much to learn???!!
    I especially love the turmeric and food coloring idea-the colors are so luscious and deep!
    And thank you so much for your warm and kind Mother's day wishes...I had such an amazing day! Will chat soon. xxx

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  8. this is a lovely heart-warming post, I am so glad (and inspired!) to see and hear how much you are enjoying it. I loved every moment of designing it - and doing art too of course!

    Amelia.x

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