Friday, October 16, 2015

Playing with multiple ideas…

Last week was an intensive week of play.  Although depression plagued me, I find these times somehow are part of a rhythm that plays out and I am learning not to despair at the repeated reappearances of these black dog moments…instead my mind ticks into turning cogs of information and I play with the ideas of possibilities to creatively play my way through...

 Folded lead over rocks...

Ruth Hassall, folded lead
 Washing old masonite pieces in the bath to begin to create a sculpture, leaving tendrils of clay marks that captured my attention...

Ruth Hassall, washed masonite board remains of clay and bath

Paint marks left on the studio wall...
Ruth Hassall, Wall of painting studio
More washed masonite as I work out "what next"...
Ruth Hassall, Painted Masonite, still playing pre-sculpture
 An old piece captures my eye where I played with dropped clay shapes and oxides, and I think of new works to do...
Ruth Hassall, fired clay and oxid, playing with clay
 Leaning near my door a slab of clay canvas with an oil painted landscape bringing a renewed interest in this mix of mediums...
Ruth Hassall, Clay canvas, oil, 500x350

Clay tree like forms sitting in my bath until I get the urge to clean again...
Ruth Hassall, clay washed off in bath

Ruth Hassall, Painted Masonite - pre sculpture play


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