Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Process Driven Art

I have learned that allowing myself to play in the studio and do process driven work (such as copying ancient or master painting or using a  pattern for embroidery) give me time to let ideas ferment and keep working on my craft.
Doing things like this

Work in Progress of Bani Thani
Use of images in public domain

 have no agenda other than I enjoy the process. There is a beautiful reverse painted version on glass in the local Indian Restaurant that I always enjoy and examine. Maybe I will try reverse painting it on plexiglass too.