Reflective Hearts

Getting ready for Reflective Hearts 

 
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A little preview:

"Reflective Hearts Spirit Guides"  
24" X 46"
acrylic on carved plywood
 

A bit about my process for this piece.....

I look for plywood with grain that looks interesting or just a slight grain as in birch.  After getting the plywood home I usually lay out how I want it cut and my husband and I work together measuring and figuring out how to get the most from what I have purchased.  While cutting up the wood last month we kept avoiding one piece because of the line of knots on the back. After all the wood was cut,  piled up and ready to be taken to the studio I spotted the avoided piece and saw something that caught my eye. Not only did I like the knots in the wood it was warped perfectly!  I set the piece up on the easel and pondered it for a while. The idea came to me when I laid it on the work table, picked up my carving knife and began carving around one of the knots.  It certainly looked like a heart to me.  The rest of the day I saw hearts everywhere.  I know it's not even Valentines Day but on my walk with the dog that day, trees, branches, moss, all having the shape of hearts would just leap out at me.

Here's a photo of roots I found on one of my walks you just can't deny it, HEART! 

I know, when you start thinking of something you find it everywhere. I assume because of the show Reflective Hearts, I have hearts on my mind.  Not a bad thing, so if I think of love I will see it everywhere, right?

I carved around the top and sides of the piece giving me a chance to create a 'frame' effect.

The heart-knots became faces so when I viewed the work from a few steps back they appeared as spirit type figures.  The rest of the work flowed but I want to be subtle when I create, you get to use your imagination also.

Please enjoy the progress pictures to follow:

Adding color

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I will have many new pieces at the show and will try to show progress reports as I go along.  Sometimes I just forget to stop and take photos.

I hope to see each one of you at the show.  However that's not realistic because some people on my newsletter list are as far away as Japan.  

So, just stop back often and I will try to keep you entertained!

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You can see my work and Miriam Durkin's at 

www.cielcharlotte.com

Ciel Gallery - 128 East Park Avenue - South End Charlotte, North Carolina
Phone: 704.496.94174
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