Tongass Rain Forest Festival Art Show

The well-attended opening was Friday night at the Clausen Museum here in Petersburg.  I helped Annabelle hang the 60 plus pieces the day before, and set the lights myself Friday afternoon.  I was pleased with the response to my work, shown here in situ.

I used one of the window niches to display three of my pieces, from left to right: 'Artifact'; 'Lichen Angel'; 'Mosquito Town'. 

'Artifact' is the muslin figure which I buried in my woods July 15 and exhumed on September 2.  I plan to re-bury this piece after the show comes down and re-exhume her for next year's Rain Forest exhibit.

Here is a detail of her face, which utilizes an interestingly perfect piece of rust from the side of the road, found on my afternoon walk the day I made her.

The little 'Deer Woman' got to be displayed by herself.  She was proud (and nervous) to be the first piece inside the entrance to the gallery.

Sunday Review

I ducked into the studio yesterday to take a look at the week's work before heading out the road to pick berries.

 Detail of drawing begun on Thursday.

Detail 2

 Rain Forest Festival figure #3 (work in progress)

She is made of lichen dyed fabrics.  I am debating about the way to handle giving her a face. 

I drew an audition on a scrap of the raw silk with my micro pen; not sure this is exactly it, though.  May try my sepia micron next.  Off to the mighty mighty day job today, however.

Drawing #1

This little (6" wide) piece in progress is of lichen dyed fabrics: rayon foundation with some raw-edge applique  (raw silk) and Prismacolor pencil plus bead embellishment.  I found it very relaxing to approach the machine quilting intuitively - like drawing in my sketch book with no preconceptions.

Detail