Why Studio Notes?
September 13th, 2006
I often say that English is my second language, that I speak more fluently in color than in words. But the language of color is a very personal one, and might need some occasional translation.
AQUA is good. It’s my serenity color, my visual mantra. Most of The Aerie is painted in muted aqua, ice blue, and pale robin’s egg. Can you guess that I also love the sea?
I can sit for hours, entranced by the waves. I don’t often journal at the shore. I use the time to recharge my creativity, and then spill it out when I’m back in the studio.
As a collage artist, I communicate by finding and transforming what others leave behind. There is a risk of becoming co-dependent on your source materials, of starting to feel what you find, rather than finding what you feel. That was especially true when I was pushing myself hard to create a journal page every day.
So, I’ve slowed down, gone back to the basics of speaking in color, and started drawing more.