Series Work Continued
Working on this particular series has been an incredibly intense. It has been a time of self doubt, of wondering if I am not just up to the task, can I complete it, are my skills enough to do what I envision.
Working on so many pieces at one time presents its own set of challenges; the number seemed impossibly un-do-able.
Here is a view of my design wall about half way through the project.
Please note the mis-spelling of the word ‘naked’. All the pieces were complete, I had photographed them all, cropped them to size and then realized–one night while lying awake in bed thinking of what to do with these pieces—I realized the error.
I was able to fix the error and re-photograph.
I also made a cover page; struggled to do the copyright verbage finally copying it from a book by another artist.
Today I collated all the photos, the verbage on a thumb drive—it will be heading to the printer tomorrow. The folks there are magical and are able to put together my photos and words and make me look so elegant.
Last year at this time I was finishing up my book honoring my mother-in-law and her imagined pet armadillo that lived in her closet. This year—the Stations of the Cross.
Both efforts have required thought, and considerable anxiety—but now the work is done. The pieces are intended to be mounted gallery style on stretched canvases but until there is a place for them to be shown other than on my website, they will remain flat as you see them above.
Later this week, I’ll post the entire series. Maundy Thursday is two days away—an appropriate time to start.
More photos of my working process are here on Smugmug;https://www.smugmug.com/app/organize/Art/Working-in-a-series-July
Sylvia Weir Art 