Something Old, Something New
Wed, April 14, 2010 at 07:00AM "An older author is constantly
rediscovering himself
in the more or less fossilized
productions of his earlier years."
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
art journal page + photograph = rainbow grunge
A few months ago, I took some time to page through my accumulated art journals, sketch books, altered books, moleskines, written notes, even photographs, as described in A Path Through Art. I wanted to see what had changed, how things had evolved, to remind myself of things that I'd tried and wanted to explore further.
I love to page through my art journals and moleskines in search of patterns I've used in the past. Reinventing or altering them for a new creation is a challenge I adore.
"So much time, so little to do.
Strike that, reverse it."
~ Gene Wilder, Willy Wonka
Eden developed a creative + colorful Doodle Directory to track the myriad of patterns used in her artwork.
The idea of bringing something forward ~ back into the repetoire ~ and doing a series, turning it into mixed media art, digitally combining it with something else, using the same colors (or pale versions of those colors) in a new page, cutting a piece of art into artist trading cards or journal fodder, extending one painting or doodle into a series...
Reader Comments (3)
Tammy: I am not sure I know how you find time to sleep. You are one amazing, multitasking, creative woman. I love reading about all you do. Thank you for the info when I first started my blog. It is slowly coming along, but,has a long way to go. Again. Thank you for sharing so much with all of us.
I'm like you that I like to see what I've done in the past! With our digital media it's so easy to take stock of what we've created and file it away for future reference. I have not so much recycled my work though, but I would
definitely go there if I found a new use for something! And I've been known to get on a roll with something and do it to exhaustion!! LOL!
*Martha, I assure you, I do sleep. Sometimes too much! If you saw the state of my housekeeping it all might make more sense, but really I appreciate your kind words and I am happy that your blog is blossoming.
* Eden, I enjoy seeing all of the variations you develop from a core idea. Sometimes I switch to something new too quickly and I like the idea of going back and exploring. There is not enough time in the day. Even if I don't iron.
Tammy