Tuesday, March 12, 2024

2024 03 Tarot Major Arcana The Fool


The Fool from the Rider–Waite tarot deck

Michael deMeng is at it again with another on-line assemblage workshop. This one is Tarot: Beyond the Cards

I decided to focus on the Major Arcana with the first card, The Fool. Here are some of the qualities of the card that I picked up from a little Internet research: the embrace of new beginnings, the expansion of one's horizons, the willingness to take risks guided by intuition, having faith in the future, being inexperienced, not knowing what to expect, having beginner's luck, improvisation and believing in the universe.

The substrate was this volleyball trophy

The Dremel

The audition of parts

Aves Epoxy Clay

Texture on the base





Face was purchased as a cookie face mold design




Thus we have The Fool. It is 10"H X 8"W X 8"D. It consists of a Volleyball Award, Tinker Toy Wheel, Salt Crystal, Wood Trim, Rebar Wire, Rusted Cotton and Paper.


Monday, March 11, 2024

2024 03 Each Person Has Their Own Secret Map

Andrea Matus deMeng

This is project number two developed in the ArtVentures workshop in Savannah, GE, produced by Katherine Engen. The workshop was titled Lucid Dreamscapes and was led by our instructor, Andrea Matus deMeng from British Columbia, Canada. You can find the results of project one at this blog: https://artthou-gniebuhr.blogspot.com/2024/02/2024-02-through-path-of-echoes-that.html

Now I have been working on project two which was started in Savannah. 




This is as far as the project got in Savannah. When I got home I could just pick right up with the job of finishing the art. 

Paper mache goes on the frame

The cradled board gets painted

The two frames get attached

The interior lights get installed




Thus we have Each Person Has Their Own Secret Map. The title comes from a poem by Nina Mingya Powles called Failing City. It is 12"H X 10"W X 5"D. It consists of an 8x10 Cradled Board, Frames (2), Acrylic Transfer, Beads (2), Metal Corner, Lights, Paper and Paint.


Monday, February 26, 2024

2024 02 Through The Path Of Echoes That Memory Invents And Erases

Andrea Matus deMeng

In February of 2024, my wife Denice and I attended an ArtVentures workshop in Savannah, GE, produced by Katherine Engen. The workshop was titled Lucid Dreamscapes and was led by our instructor, Andrea Matus deMeng from British Columbia, Canada. 

Andrea's Class Sample

The base substrate of the project is an 8" x 10" cradled board

Background collage

The initial collage audition

Found objects are added

I attached the cradled board to the serving tray 

This is about as far as the project got in Savannah

The completed inner collage, with objects, and painted

The project with the first frame on the board

The second frame is attached over the first


Thus we have Through The Path Of Echoes That Memory Invents And Erases. The title comes from the poem A Draft Of Shadows by Octavio Paz. It is 22"H X 14"W X 5"D. It consists of a Wood Serving Tray, Cradled Board, Frames (2), Trivet, Wood Trim, Jewelry (3), Paper, Foam Core, and Paint.






Friday, February 23, 2024

2024 02 Andrea Matus deMeng in Savannah Georgia: The Class Projects


Here are the results of the Lucid Dreaming workshop taught by Andrea Matus deMeng in Savannah, Georgia in February of 2024. 

The Class Sample by Andrea



Denice hard at work

On Friday, February 9, 2024, the class came to an end with a show and tell with critique by Andrea. 

Tara


Barbara A.


Barbara R.


John


Kelley


Marilyn


Evelyn



Linda


Laura



Mandy


Barbara (photo by Katherine Engen)


Cris


Denice (photo by Katherine Engen)


I will do a blog about my art as soon as I finish it at home.