Are you getting sick of the bags yet? Too bad. It’s going to be all about bags for a while. I even started writing a new mid-spring newsletter I hope to put out early next week about my bag project. OMG, so fascinating, right?
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Grocery Bag Paintings Part II
So the saga of my grocery bag art continues, but thanks to my artist friend, Scarlett Decker, whom I’ve known via the web for ages, I’m cooking up a new plan that will include spray adhesive and step-by-step foresight.
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Whelp, I had high hopes for my new series of grocery bag paintings. It’s not that they’ve been dashed yet, but things aren’t working out as I’d planned. I’m going to have to do more research, more trial, error, and maybe more badly executed pieces.
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Bringing up this particular painting is a touchy subject, not just because of the process I experienced in making the thing or what it means to me on an emotional level, but because of the physical piece itself. Honestly, it’s become a haunting albatross around my neck. One reason is the size. It doesn’t fit into any car. Anytime I want to move it, I have to rent a truck. Plus, I can’t enjoy it for what it is anymore. It causes me too much anxiety.
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Like I’ve stated before, things are going slow around here, but I managed to finish that painting, which I titled, Sprout. It seemed appropriate at the time. I usually title things right when I finish them and forget about it from there on after, kind of like the title of this blog post.
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