Over winter break I finally got a chance to work on something that is non-school related.  It took the better part of a month to finish it, but I also had books to read and other things to enjoy while I had the chance.  I’m just glad I got a new piece finished for the upcoming show. 

That should be big enough that I don’t need to post detail shots.

This was all pretty experimental.  I had this vision of stained canvas, where it’s colored but you can still see the weave.  It wasn’t easy to do, but watercolor ended up working pretty well.  You kind of have to scrub the paint into the fabric.  Then I pasted cut out rice paper shapes over the watercolor design and took to the pen and ink.  The skills were a little shaky first, but once I shook the rust off it all fell into place.  Everything in this piece is freehand, which is also why it took a while to complete.

Anyway, it was probably a bad idea to make this because I enjoyed it so much.  Getting back to what I really enjoy doing made school seem like that much more of a drag.  I just need to keep reminding myself that I’m going to school so I can have more time and opportunities to make my work.  I’ll survive, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy for me.  Gotta keep your eyes on the prize.