I’m not sure what inspired me this month, after all the ideas
and iterations that I went through! Certainly, Gwen inspired me!
And there was that feather. And then I found a TEENY scrap of 80 mesh
brass screen from somewhere, but couldn’t find any more, so I had to go buy
some more. Luckily, I found it in a real brick and mortar store, so my
ideas could progress.
Originally, I was going to use a right-angle weave beaded heart
in this month’s spot (a sweet little thing I’m still very fond of), but things
evolved. So I think what inspired me in the end was the process.
The process of evaluating my choices, listening to my aesthetic, and sensing
the right and wrong and good and bad. It was one tiny inspiration leading
to another: link, link, link. One might ask, as my husband did,
“What is it?” I said, “It’s cute.” Nothing more, just that I like
it.
I added the little leaves because I liked the spark they
provided and I had the opportunity to use them (link, link). They are cut
out of copper, primed with Daniel Smith watercolor ground, and colored with
watercolor. I used copper tabs on the back to fasten them. More
experiments with color on metal; this one is fun. Gwen gets some early
play pieces!
Nancy Strahle
