Todays thoughts again resurrect those samples of 2012. They were experiments (often seen as “playing around”) involving the effect of heat on some plastic bags, glue, nylon fabrics & threads whilst investigating first-hand the effects of colour on specific “mixed media type textiles”. One sample in particular (above), reminded me of a broken heart (possibly to be completed as a plastic machine embroidery) but like many ideas, can often get put on a “back-burner” for a day when they can start to “come to life”.
And so it was with this one - thoughts arriving that many results of anger ultimately can end with some form of “broken heart” & for an unexplained reason, feel it being as symbolic to the Anger panel. QUESTION … when a heart is broken, how does it begin to mend? … & that thought drew memories of some photos taken of the plant known as “Love Lies Bleeding” (amaranths caudates). However, being unable to locate the set of photos for reference, a quick on-line screen-shot (similar to the one I’d taken) clearly shows a heart-like shape that’s bleeding!
Although there’s the question of where have the photos gone, I’ll stay focussed with the next real QUESTION … what happens if a heart is bleeding? … & could bandages be wrapped around it too? … & would this be a way of showing what was important in the panel? To record these first thoughts, a few more sketches & a final one of overpainting the earlier one from 2 days ago results in this:
& in doing this, I mentally drift off to my slide-show once again!
