Twas Brillig
Twas Brillig
24” x 30” x 1-1/2”
Original acrylic and raw canvas painting with threads and text on canvas
For years I have wanted to create a painting with a focus on Lewis Carroll’s, Jabberwocky. I have loved it since high school.
Twas Brillig was designed with the goal of incorporating Carroll’s unique and wonderful words into the constructed book I’ve attached to the background canvas. The words of the poem spill out from the pages, as if the book’s boundaries could not contain them. The stretched canvas becomes the setting for the “book.”
This painting is part of a series I call Text-tures and this was another opportunity to play with the structure of the text. The strips of text and the book are made from raw canvas, which I cut and frayed before painting and stitching the pieces together.
Here are the words of the first and last stanzas of the poem for those of you unfamiliar with Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carroll and for those who would enjoy a reread:
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.”
The sides of this gallery wrapped canvas are painted to match the painting. It is signed and dated on the side of the canvas.
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12” x 12” x 1-1/2”
Original acrylic and canvas cloth painting with thread on canvas
The experience of producing Practice the Presence of Peace was truly a creative adventure. Although I had two years of playing with the canvas cloth prior to working on this painting, it was a totally new journey. The cloth pieces seemed to have a mind of their own. After I cut the strips of cloth, they immediately curled as you see them now. I decided to leave them as is and sew them to the sides of the background square. Once they were coated with acrylic medium they shrunk, creating a bow-like shape. I was left with a decision on how to finish off the piece. This is what led to the wonderful ripple effect created by sewing the square to the textured and painted stretched canvas backing. I love the way challenges arise to force new creative opportunities! I chose a quote by Paramahansa Yogananda to place on the front facing parts of the twisted strips.
As you can see in the closeup images, the edges of the cloth pieces have been frayed to create the stringy effect. Additional threads have been sewn onto the sides of the piece.
These are the words incorporated within this painting:
“Live each present moment completely and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each instant. Practice the presence of peace. The more you do that, the more you will feel the presence of that power in your life.”
The gallery wrapped canvas is attached in the back and it has been signed and dated on the side of the canvas.
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18" x 18" x 1.5”
Original mixed media painting on canvas
Peace Wall has been inspired by the Western Wall in Jerusalem. It’s the third time I’ve referenced the Western Wall in the Transcriptions series. This one is something of a close-up look at the stones and the inserted prayers for peace.
The ancient wall receives millions of visitors each year, people who have traveled from all over the world to pray. I would think that many of them leave prayers of peace stuffed into the cracks and crevices between the stones.
This time I used two pieces of canvas cloth, sewed them together, and left an opening in which to insert the rolled up pieces of painted cloth. The shape of the stones are drawn with pencil and then painted with acrylics and a matte medium. The handmade book is sewn through to the textured and painted back canvas. The sides are painted to match the painting and it is signed and dated on the side of the canvas.