WILL IT EVER BE FINISHED?
I’ve just added some fun embellishments to a piece I have been living with for maybe a year. I kind of thought it was finished, but wasn’t really liking it all that much. Something just didn’t feel right about it–too bland?
Here’s a photo of this questionable art piece:
I had thought about contrasting these crisp circles with a large, loose, thick, messy, black or white circle made of that Jackson-Pollicky gooey stuff. I tried black and that didn’t work, but hadn’t gotten around to trying white. The piece just languished standing against a wall then moving to another wall when a social event or new project presented itself.
Three days ago, I was shifting gears and cleaning up my work table (it’s never really clean, but I occasionally need to clear the surface). I had a pile of random cut pieces–that’s circles, flowers, stars, medallions, holes punched in circles–from my last cutting marathon. I always cut way more than I need and have these baggies of pre-cut stuff. And they sometimes come in handy!
The way I remember it was these random cut outs fell on this neglected piece that was resting on the floor. That looked really interesting–sort of like an explosion–like I’ve seen in comics.
Hey, those look pretty cool — and much more lively and much more fun than its previous incarnation.
Yesterday I glued them, and here’s a photo of what may be a finished piece.
To see more of my finished contemporary abstract art, go to PatriciaForbesArt.com .
