I’m not sure who first suggested to me that I turn a piece that I had made upside down, but I’ve been doing it for a long time! Stacking forms on top of each other is another way to try and see things differently. I think that ‘seeing‘ is the most important part of a creative life and I don’t want to get too accustomed to accepting obvious solutions to my work.
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| Pot on top of pot….a new totem idea…? |
These two on top of each other are an interesting, and maybe even better, approach to my totem idea. I would usually have each piece diminish in size as I stacked them up….like the one that just finished, but I really like the ‘posture’ of these two together…very anthropomorphic, don’t you think? So, I’m asking myself, how high can I take these? 3 high…4…?
I am reminded of the tree pruning technique called “pollarding”.
Shiva, the multi-limbed Hindu goddess also comes to mind. Then I started wondering could I put digits on the end of these spout-like appendages and turn them into hands?! Some ideas are just plain scary…
I’ve been thinking about these birds as legs or bases for a while and, while I have no concrete ideas yet, I’m sure that I’ll do something with it eventually! I really like the look of this.
