Thursday 15 July 2010

The Buried Treasure post.


I am participating in the Buried Treasure 2010 project, coordinated by Seth Apter. Details of this event can be found at www.thealteredpage.com. I create these small mixed media/collage pieces every morning at 5h30, sitting at my desk with an espresso (which serves as a wash to delineate the image field!). They are, I suppose, a kind of meditation, a way to focus and begin the day. The format is small (9.5 x 14 centimetres) and I try to post a drawing every day.
The Buried Treasure 2010 event asks artists to post their favorite work from the past year (an interesting exercise!). I have chosen a card originally posted on March 24 2010. It was titled "the sound was deafening" .
I hope you enjoy it.

14 comments:

  1. Enjoy it? LOVE IT!!! Love how you use the coffee to integrate the "waking up" with "art" it's a small and MARVELOUS treasure and very inspiring! Thanks!

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  2. WOW! It is! I like to title my work that gives word clues to the image. This is really neat incorporating the big clue!

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  3. Your collage pieces are fabulous.

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  4. What a great way to begin a day. Your piece is beautiful. Almost makes me wish I drank coffee!

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  5. This piece is awesome! I will have to make sure I come back here again. What a great way to start your day too. Makes me wish I was a morning person:)

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  6. Thank you all for these very inspiring comments!

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  7. What a great way to start each day. And a lovely way, too. I really like your use of color and detail. I see why this would be a favorite.

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  8. I love this, and some of your other pieces that I just saw for the first time today. They are like little worlds all of their own.

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  9. I just did a fast click on all the Buried Treasure posts and this was my favorite by far! Very inspiring work. I love that you've chosen some parameters and have stuck with them.

    Do you do you drink any of the coffee?

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  10. Again, thanks all for your comments! Much appreciated.
    Annie these small collages are indeed tiny self-contained, self-sustaining universes. I hope they are not too hermetic!
    And Me, yes i do drink the coffee. I can't imagine my day beginning without 2 double espressos back to back!
    Take care all.

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  11. what a wonderful way to start the day...beautiful work

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  12. Just beautiful! i am thinking of also doing a collage every morning, or at least every time i sit down to work, get the juices flowing.

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  13. I think that's a great practice, to do a quick collage every morning. I would like to do that, if I could do anything at all quickly-lol! I love the piece!

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  14. wow, what an amazing concept and can't believe how structured you are to be able to do this on a daily basis. So creative, and so very different. Love this post and so great to see your wonderful work!! This piece is a gem. Thanks so much.

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