Friday 21 June 2013

more on 'ode to fallen angels' ....

I have had lots of time in the studio this week ..... unproductive time mostly.  I have been re thinking Fiona's and my next collaboration, trying to find a realistic outlook for my book making, waiting for energy and inspiration to grip me and send me hungrily to larger work.  Very little of this has actually happened, though today I think I have found a way forward on my 'ode to fallen angels' book.

This work started its life as three engravings - too personal for anyone but myself!  I decided last week to cut the prints down into book pages (thank you to all of you who left lovely comments on that posting) and they have been lying there waiting for me to fill in the story.  It needed to be dark and heart felt, secret and unrevealing ...... full of buried emotion.  I think I am resolving this piece now.  Will post again when the book is finished.









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18 comments:

  1. Pilgrim at Kerjacob21 June 2013 at 18:24

    Each one of these is just great.
    So many precious details - LOVE THEM.

    Diane.x

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    1. susan bowers22 June 2013 at 18:52

      thanks Diane. Has been qite an effort this week, pulling ideas together, rethinking them and so on. Been really lovely to have had the time to think of possibilities rather than rush into the work.

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  2. Louise21 June 2013 at 20:00

    this looks absolutely wonderful. every tiny snippet and millimeter of it.

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    1. susan bowers22 June 2013 at 18:54

      I have really enjoyed this excercise Louise although it has been hard pulling together all the imagery so that every snippet worked. Am quite excited about the results which I will post soon.

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  3. Thread Born21 June 2013 at 21:49

    I'm really looking forward to seeing the end results of the meaningful book. The pages are exquisite and mysterious.--Julie

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    1. susan bowers22 June 2013 at 18:59

      Thaks Julie. Glad you have sensed the mysterious in my work. I think the work of mine that I like the most all seems to be dark and broody - not really like myself at all though I tend to be one of those deep thinking water people. I love thinking of buried things ...... secret hiding places and hard to decipher meanings. Sometimes I manage to show that in my work. Can't wait to finish the books - yep, I made two, rather than clutter one with too much information.

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  4. Ann Knickerbocker22 June 2013 at 00:03

    Love the dark light here... so like a 19th-century etching... very Gustave Doré, but for this century....

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    1. susan bowers22 June 2013 at 19:00

      Love the thought of being very 'Gustave Dore' ........ thanks Ann.

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  5. Charlton Stitcher22 June 2013 at 01:02

    I love the juxtaposition of light and dark and all the extraordinary, detailed pattern. To me, there seems to be so much controlled and finely directed energy ... beautiful as they are ... but I'm sure the end result will be even more amazing...

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    1. susan bowers22 June 2013 at 19:02

      Thanks Charlton. I have always loved working with this juxtaposition - sometimes more dark than light. I love the mystery of dark images I think. I have almost finished all the pages, 18 of them, which I am making into two books. Hope to unveil them soon ....

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  6. Jo Murray22 June 2013 at 06:28

    The pieces are so deep and mysterious... webs of intrigue.

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    1. susan bowers22 June 2013 at 19:05

      Thanks Jo. Love the idea of webs of intrigue ...... Am really happy with how these works have developed, and think they may lead onto some large work in a similar vein.

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  7. Barry22 June 2013 at 16:43

    SB - just beautiful images. B

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  8. susan bowers22 June 2013 at 19:05

    Thanks Barry. Think you will like these two books when you see them x

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  9. Velma Bolyard22 June 2013 at 21:01

    i'm glad to see more of the surfaces, they are rich, indeed. really good marks.

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    1. susan bowers27 June 2013 at 17:11

      Thanks Velma. I always enjoy finding different ways to make marks.

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  10. Cathy Missaghi27 June 2013 at 03:15

    These are really beautiful!

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    1. susan bowers27 June 2013 at 17:11

      Thanks for visiting my blog Cathy. Very glad you liked this work.

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