dream of the bird
December 29, 2009 | Filed Under ordinary, royal buffet
really and truly, i am taking a vacation from all things paper. with one tiny exception: a mobile for first fridays “crossing borders” exhibit at art & light this weekend. it’s a group exhibition of works from mexican artists and also local artists whose pieces were inspired by mexican art. i’m really a wee bit mortified and quite humbled to be included in a group show with the likes of some really talented and amazing people. hooray!
my first piece, entitled, “dream of the bird,” is a giant and very colorful mobile (which is different for me, particularly the colorful part. i like colors, i really do, but i have a hard time using them and not being intimidated by them. i think that’s pretty common, isn’t it? it’s so much easier to stick to whites and blacks and grays and typed pages). i also did a piece of twenty smaller pieces, little birds in a flock together, but each piece is it’s own strand mobile that can “fly away” from the others, as it were. this piece/these pieces is/are called “flock of paradise.”
the show is this friday night from 6-9. do stop by if you’re local and support local artists and their work!
and now, back to eating too much and playing wii with the kids and putting away all of these christmas decorations…
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Amazing. Beautiful. Explosive colour. I wish I could be there! That’s where I first met you.
I will be there in spirit anyhow, dearest of Mollies, sending you many warm well-wishes. Love you.
oh my gosh! i love it, its amazing! can’t wait to see it
Your mobiles are so exquisite, massive!
Happy New Years,
Ella
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this is sooo lovely!
This is absolutely gorgeous. Will it be for sale once the show is over (or maybe it IS for sale at the show?)…I’m seriously in love.
thanks, everyone, for your kind words about my mobile!
anna, you’re sweet! the mobile did sell on opening night, yay! i do plan on making some pieces that are more easily shipped but have a similar feeling about them and i’ll probably blog about them when i do!