Calling Back the Pieces
Calling Back the Pieces
18” x 18” x 1-1/2”
Original acrylic and raw canvas painting, with threads, paper, and pencil on canvas
The concept for “Calling Back the Pieces" is the energetic reconnection to the parts of ourselves that have been lost or left behind at different points in life. Gathering up those pieces enables us to experience greater wholeness and an inner experience of unity.
Puzzle pieces seemed like an ideal fit for expressing the concept. I created paper templates for each of the pieces and then used them to cut out the cloth puzzle pieces that appear in the painting. All but three were sewn onto the two layers of prepared cloth. And the remaining three were connected by threads to the empty spaces where they would fit within the puzzle as a whole.
The text that shows through beneath the pieces is my writing on the painting’s concept.
The sides of this gallery wrapped canvas are painted to match the painting. It is signed and dated on the side of the canvas.