Reflections Perceptions
i happened to show my eCulture tutor my art blog (as i had linked from my
Green Requiem blog, which i have to do for that subject), with the intention of showing her this picture. i had to write a blog on ePorn, and was going to discuss its effects on women. how it distorts the image of what a woman is, and should be. (i didn't end up writing about that)
she was very impressed by the
picture, saying it was very powerful.
this happens to be one of my favourite collages i have done, simply because it is powerful.
i love images with words. perhaps that is one of the reasons why i go through graphic novels so quickly, and why i read 15 different web comics.
Cathy, my tutor, asked me if i wanted to do something more with my art, something commercial. and it got me thinking about it again. i find i am a very undisciplined artist. i create with my emotions, and i find my current abilities lacking with what i can see myself doing, if only i worked at it.
i kind of sputtered a response to Cathy, saying that i didn't think any one would be interested. she told me i would be surprised.
i think any artist wants their art to be enjoyed, to receive praise, to have people think, question. to evoke some form of a response from the viewer. and i am no different. perhaps because i put so much of my heart into each piece, it is difficult to part with, to even think about parting with.
i do have a dream, to paint largeish canvases with different images, and just a few simple lines. of comfort. of encouragement. something to make you want to react.
i think it is the same dreaming spirit that makes me want to soar, to fly. to stand on a beach watching a storm come in. it is something within me that makes me smile. a deep, inner joy that spreads throughout my entire body before the smile actually graces my lips.
i found an amazing verse, flipping through Psalms, while looking for inspiration. i found it. "
Let the morning bring me word of Your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You" Psalm 143:8. now, to just wait for my scanner to decide to work again to upload my collage.
(Antiskeptic)
