Originally posted on Cargo Collective circa June 2011.
Piece: Wing Dress (2007-2009), acid dye on silk.
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Process in Pictures: Indigo Dragon Top (2006)
Originally posted on Cargo Collective circa June 2011.
Piece: Indigo Dragon Top (2006), acid dye on silk.
Lily Progress Report
Actual lilies, spider or otherwise, are long gone, but my study continues on.
Not that I planned it that way, but each spider lily drawings somehow brings out different characters of the blossom.
This is for a dyed piece I’ve been working towards tentatively called Spider Lily Top. For those of you who are here for the first time (welcome!), may I refer you to the previously dyed items here.
I am at the stage where I study the, in this case, quite complex shape of the subject. Until I can sort of ‘CAD’ it in my head. That’s my usual plan that is totally subject to change. Stay tuned.
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Red Lilies Returned
Yesterday I heard the last cicadas sing.
And look who arrived on the scene just about the same time.
Studying the shapes of the subject is not the most exciting phase of the dye project. Sluggishness sets in more often than I wish to admit. The insect scene outside shifting from my beloved cicadas to crickets doesn’t help neither.
But before I had a chance to zombify myself, spider lilies turned up, slightly earlier this year, in much like a bull fight fashion.
(Red works for me too!)
Resuscitated, now I’m back on a river-side path where I fell in love with those lilies a year ago. A lady with a dog greeted me back (“I was wondering whether you’d show up this year”). Nice to be remembered as a lily-fanatic with a camera.
Red. Unrest.
Listen
until you hear the Waves roaring in the petals.
The drawing is of spider lily petals, colored pencil on paper, 38 x 54cm, a continuing study of the blossom for my upcoming dye piece.
Currently going through bouts of overwhelm at the sight of the bold red challenge. Too late though, I’ve already seen, and heeded, too much of what they have to unveil.
Small adjustment made on texts in the middle on 17Sep21
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Lily sans Red.
Study on spider lilies continues on.
Getting more detailed, developing a somewhat specific direction compared to the ones I did a bit ago.
すべて彼岸花。
子供の頃地獄花と呼んで怖がった、と昨秋満開の河原で撮影中に犬連れの女性が話してくれた。心に残る一期一会。２つ前の投稿の続編。
Spider Lily Red
Spider Lily is the kind of flower that makes me feel like I am looking at something I should not.
All, except for the drawing, the first study of the blossom, were photographed back in Autumn 2012.
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Sunken Feathers
Various images of the Ocean are layered over feather drawings originally created for my “Wing Dress” series.
The Ocean has been my muse, especially for the dress series, and during a long creative process my daily visit to the water fed me visions and the energy that deepened and lightened me simultaneously.
These images are my attempt at somehow capturing the mystery I’ve witnessed while by, on or in the Sea.
From top:
Underwater Sky 2 (2015)
Sped (2010)
Teal (2009)
Shore (2011)
Following two:
Underwater Sky (2010)
Flight (2015)
Clouds in both “Underwater Sky” were photographed looking up through the water during mid summer.
「Underwater Sky」の歪んだ雲は夏空を水中から撮影。
Last Edited: November 27, 2020
Pencil Drawings
Wing (2003) Graphite pencil on paper.
Drawing of an imaginary wing, a precursor to the Wing Dress series.
La Palma, California (2002) Graphite pencil on paper.
Wreath (2003) Colored pencil on paper.
Last Edited: November 27, 2020