Thursday, July 14, 2011

My newest madness

I finally finished the piece the mountains went on (remember waaaaaaaaaaaay back when I showed my mountains?). This is my newest 4-day andvanced class and, some would say, my newest insanity. When I showed it at our EGA chapter meeting Monday I got some comments along the lines of, "Do you stay awake nights thinking this stuff up?" and "Where do you come up with this stuff?" Oh, and my favorite, "You have got to be kidding."

This is sort of - but not really - a continuation of the series fo Walks I began in 2003 with City Walk. It is more closely related to Walk on the Wild Side than the original 3 walks, and is a transition into my next piece, but it still speaks to the notion of working in a series. Once an idea takes hold it is, to quote Jan Beaney, almost impossible to thoroughly explore the idea in a single piece. Hence a series.  The earlier pieces in a series often don't resemble the later pieces at all, but when viewed together in order the progression is usually apparent. And it is always apparent to the artist who is exploring the idea.

So here, for your enjoyment (or not ;-) is Walk the Wild River.

12 comments:

  1. Oh, my. That is gorgeous, and gloriously complicated. I hope that this design is available as a cyber class sometime!

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  2. Can't wait to see it in person! ~Joyce Pugh

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  3. This is jaw-dropping gorgeous!

    Nancy

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  4. Oooh! This piece I love!

    Carol S.

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  5. AWESOME! I really really hope you can offer it as a cyberclass someday.

    Stephanie

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  6. Fabulous design! Love the way you've used beads. Where will you be teaching this?

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  7. You are insane -- I love it!

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  8. I love it! Please, please offer this as a cyberclass!

    Maxine

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  9. You all have been so supportive about Walk the Wild River. I usually check my blog on my iPhone and have responded several times to comments but they never seem to get published. So here I am actually on the computer - WOW what a concept.

    I will be teaching this at ANG Seminar 2012 in Philadelphia next year. After that, I'll see about the cyberclass. The interest supports my opinion that cyberclasses are going to become more and more important in the life of needlework teachers.

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  10. Getting to seminars is difficult for me but would LOVE to do this as a cyberclass. It is absolutely stunning!!!

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