One of the things, that I hope to do is inspire you to see the beauty that is before you.
I was looking out the window on the dirty parking lot below and at the abandoned building but that is not what I saw.
- I saw the shadow cast by the scrub tree that manages to grow in the inner city.
- The shadow is what feeds my art making.
- Now the shadow can become a photo, a sketch, a stencil, a tool to make a print.
- Then I wonder if everyone would see the shadow or would they just see the dirty parking lot
The other thing is that shadow is temporary. Tomorrow it will be different or not even there.
- Awareness of what is before you
- Willingness to SEE it
- Ability to choose what to do with that new awareness
Sometimes, I do nothing more than SEE the thing of beauty. Seeing it builds my awareness for the next thing. Sometimes, I run for my camera and sometimes, I will sketch it.
This awareness, willingness and ability to choose it one skill that I hope to foster in the folks who take my printmaking courses. If this sounds like something that you would like to add to your art making skills then join us in Monoprinting on Fabric. Read the details on the printmaking workshops page. Class starts soon, so join us today.
