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| Reflections of Midday - on it's side! |
“Reflections of Midday” is a free-hanging panel I made recently
for an exhibition at the Canada Summit Centre, Huntsville. The show features work by Artists of the Limberlost, and runs to
May 12, 2014.
Winter is a time of re-evaluation and
experimentation for me. This year I
wanted to design a non-objective piece using exclusively frit –glass for fusing
that has been crushed and graded according to 5 different sized “grits”, from
powder to coarse. I had some old pine
window frames salvaged from a nearby cottage, and began removing the clear
glass, rock-hard putty and loose paint from one of the frames, without an idea of
where I’d go with it. While I continued
restoring the wooden frame, I got to thinking about what that window had looked
out on over the years. I imagined a
sunbaked cottage garden full of bright flowers – the sky in the distance. Rather than make six panels to fit into the openings,
I made 30 strips, like a venetian blind with small spaces between – giving the
sense of not one “scene”, but glimpses of many.
I’m pleased with the result, and will photograph it properly when the
exhibition is over. It does look better
in real life! This panel is for
sale. Please contact me if interested.
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| Here it is, lying on my work table, in the correct orientation. |
