So I've got my inspiration, the music. Then I have my manipulatives. I begin making some sketches, thinking about the elements I want to use for some paintings, or journal pages, or assemblages.
I'm curious to know more about shapes and details and I want to feed my need for more visuals. I turn to books. I go down a deep rabbit hole when I find the WoodenBooks.com site. Lovely little books, beautifully presented, and packed with fabulous images. BTW, they are not made of wood. The site gives thorough previews – you'll want them all. Let me recommend their "epic bind-ups", Sciencia, Quadrivium, and Designa - more than 400 pages per book! The other titles are much smaller – 64 pages each.
Along the way I got interested in Andy Goldsworthy. Ordered a few books and a dvd. This man is amazing. Poke around online and look at his installations if you aren't familiar with his work. Love his rock formations. Hope to go visit Storm King this summer! I had told Lynne about my interest in his work and she sent a photo she took of his cairn/cone she got to see! Into the journal it went.
more to come….evolution of an idea….thoughts behind the process….
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