I was working on new technique with these altered books. The are old books, that I selected because of the texture and feeling of the covers, not necessarily for their content. I decide to make them much more like the assemblage shrines I have been doing all summer- less pages and more found materials.
The Messenger of Truths holds a lot of secrets deep within it. Secrets that the viewer can weave together to create a story if you pay careful attention to all the clues. This piece is deep with symbolism. The doll hand, the old medicine bottle, the bird feather, the #13 on the playing card, almost every element has weight- including the picture on the back and the line "If Lillie will forgive me." It is pretty heavy handed. I know- I don't think
I started out with a feel story, it just came to me as I was working, liquid nails hardening to my finger. It felt like when I did the
piece, "i remember you." It just sort of came out of me and a gush. I finished it in record time for an altered book, three days.I've named the girl inside the bottle and inside the book, Lillie. She is 13.
The Messenger of Truth is a travelling man of the cloth, who is friends with Lillie's parents. One summer he comes to visit the family. It is a summer that will change Lillie for the rest of her life.God made the bird and all the precious beautiful things on the earth.
Lillie was a good little bird.
Fly away.....
4 comments:
This is so beautiful! I am sure that the pictures don't even begin to do it justice. Something like this needs to be held to fully appreciate. Fabulous job!
hugs,
Pam
Quite beautiful and thought proving at the same time. 3 days... wow!
This bottle is awesome! I don't know your tech, but this work is so intriging I would love to get my hands on it. Just beautiful work, and thought provoking. I some times get caught up in making art that has no meaning, and then I can feel something inside of the that wants out!
I'd like to see it too, such rich textural feeling - it's amazing.
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