Here I am working in the window, above. This is nearly two days’ work.
I somehow have a knack for taking on the most time-consuming projects!
I’ve been getting down to business on my first two projects at Anchor Art Space. The first one is a knot curtain that I’m making in the front window. Knots are really important to me right now; it seems like all my ideas somehow incorporate knots. I’m not interested really in complex or decorative knots, only simple ones.
In another departure for me, I’m working in (mostly) monochromatic palettes — natural cotton twine and wood. Despite the simplicity of the materials and the knots themselves, tying all of them becomes an almost obsessive meditation — almost like a mantra; a physical chant, in a way. The act of making them — and the result — being highly repetitive and textural.
Almost all of the projects I’m planning will feature knots, and several will be curtain-like in nature. These two symbols and the act of making them will hopefully bring a sense of peace and a kind-of stillness into the gallery environment.
Kala, my awesome studio dog, keeps me company.
Her name means “fine art” in Sanskrit, and “sunshine” in Hawaiian.
