This piece is representative of the process I will be sharing at 'Silk - The Next Step' workshop. It is actually a very simple process but requires a great amount of Zen to complete. In technical terms layers of color are applied using soy wax as the only resist.
With the meditation panels the design focus is to lead individuals into the light of meditation. When I am working on a painting, if I find that I have drifted away while studying what to do next...the painting..perhaps...is finished. I originally have no concept of where a painting is going ...pick a color, mix and play with the dyes, Dancing the Dance and letting the Silk "tell" me what it wants next. Simplicity is my goal! Arriving there by mixing colors, applying, letting the colors blend and separate patiently waiting to see what the partnership of silk, dye and I will create.
One must be very patient, letting the Silk become what 'it' wants to be. Form, shape, shadow, color....the Zen of applying long fluid strokes of soy wax..becoming one with the process...'releasing' from the end result .... being 'present' in the moment of creation...right or wrong..good or bad..that is for later Right now..for me...it is this specific moment in my studio with my silk and my dyes. It is this wondrous creative journey, the 'Dance with the Silk', that keeps me playing in the studio each day.
Join me for a step along this creative journey in the 'Silk-The Next Step' workshop June 24-25-26 at the Hubbard Museum, Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico
Blessings Be.....sandy
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