Summertime 2012

The clouds are a never ending source of inspiration!

20 may 2012

I created this cut-out in about 20 hours.  I was lucky enough to borrow a pair of small, fly-tying scissors from the local fishing guide shop to cut out the tiny details.  I enjoy sitting quietly to work with focus.  The pattern is taken from my photograph of looking up through new leaves and branches.  Initially, I project the image on the paper and trace with white chalk.  Then I used an xacto knife and the scissors.

approx. 22" x 30", mango paper

 

Next, I cut the whole paper in half and glued the two pieces together to create a longer banner-like length of paper.  I took photographs of the work by the Slate River.  It was a beautiful day.  The conversation with this cut out came to an end early- as I submerged it in the stream to photograph, the paper came apart almost instantly.   For some this might be frustrating, but I enjoyed the underscore of the temporal nature of everything.  It was a beautiful moment shared with the river.  I quickly fished the scraps out of the water as I do not want my artworks to become litter.

13 April 2012

Shortly after this blue paper cut out was in the dried out wetland channels, I took it to the Utah desert.  The pattern that was originally made to allude to water took on the wind patterns in the sand.  An intriguing overlay of thoughts about water.

 pinon pine branch shadows blend with paper, patterned shadow, grass and sand.

cut-out with drop shapes in yucca + sky

5 April 2012

Last spring I made the first of a series of works that were ruminations on water.  The spring was particularly dry with melting snow starting in February and most peaks having melted out by mid-May.  This was and is very concerning.  Here at high altitude we experienced an incredibly dry spring and summer.  And the drought has continued through this following winter.....Water continues to be on my mind, in many ways.

This particular piece is a paper cut-out serving as the memory of water.  A wetland that I interact with often was altered one winter to prevent flooding.  Some of the off shoot channels no longer receive water.  The water flows in a more direct route in the channel that was created.  This piece carries mourning for the lost water.  The reeds do not grow as tall in the summer, the umbels that produce flower and seeds are much less productive and the birds have altered their visiting habits to this area.

blog hiatus and upcoming revamp for 2013

hi friends,  thanks for checking out my blog!  I took a break from the blogging world for most of 2012 focusing on making work and art related projects with non-profits in my hometown.

I will be revamping my blog soon, so please return.  In the meantime, you can go to ivywalker.com to see what's been in the works.  

15 march 12

in finite. black ink on ice + 5 minutes in morning sun.

15 march 12

cut outs- spring, ice, sky.