I had some new studio friends arrive this week as well as last week and it has been like a joyous party in here, as each one has been completed. They have been stealing my heart and each new one re-steals it from the one prior.
I am so grateful for these precious souls and the lessons they teach me. I am always learning new things, how to create nuance, new little techniques I find along the way, new colors coming forth and if I listen closely, they have secret messages of wisdom for me. I’m not sure how exactly that happens but I’m always listening to the quiet whisperings of their guidance and wisdom as they tell me where to go next. They almost always lead the way.
It’s been such a joy.
Hiding in Plain Sight
This last stage has been so delightful and has felt life bearing as their stories unfold and are completed in color. I can honestly say, I enjoyed each stage… finding my faces during FebruaryFaces, then adding new elements as I wove their sweet faces onto organic elements, creating their bodies and narrating their stories with gestures and elements like hands, masks, wings and finally right down to this stage of color.
It has been months and months of work but I guess working in a body of works/collection format does take it’s time and I have loved this way of working. More importantly, this collection has felt truly cohesive and my souls seem to rhyme with each other. Some things were done with intention and purpose but others happened naturally and organically. All in all, I am thrilled with my little collection so far and as always, this has been a complete labor of love. I still have a fair amount of work to do but I’m working steadily towards my solo auction date which is the 31st of July.
Please book the date and follow the invite below and click on going within the fb event page. Excited to have you there with me and so excited to be sharing this very dear to me collection with you.
©JeanneMarieArt 2021
