This is a fiber collage that I did as a tribute to Henri Matisse and his use of bright colors, patterns and his odalisque in "Decorative Figure on an Ornamental Background"I did the fabric figure first as a sketch. I was experimenting with making doll bodies at the time so I stuffed the figure to give it dimention. I painted the background, and used different patterns from fabric pieces to get the effect of ornamental pillows on a couch. I used gauzy material over the figure to give her the look of sudduction. I also used black thread for her long sensous hair. I used , irridescent threads and fiber to look like the night outside of a window and to give the piece mystery. I hand pieced and stitched the fabric and did decorative and motion embroidery in the background to give it texture. The odalisque represents the sudductive sensuous femenine/ the Goddess in all women. I love Matisse and during this time I painted several odalisques in various media. This is the only one that I did in fibers. The others I did in pastel, oil, watercolor, and acrylics as well as paencil and pen and ink.. Some of which I will use in future fiberart and show here.
My Wish for 2012
My wish for this year is to hear the inner Wisdom that speaks to me in the gentle silence of my self, to slow down long enough to "see the vision of good and hear what She is saying to me. To "know the sacred in every moment and to "be"in the center where all things rest in her arms. There is a part of me that is the Knower of all things and when I am ready to remember, Wisdom is there waiting to be tapped into. In this season of preparation, of challenging old beliefs that bind me to the past, there is a calling in me to live the Wisdom, which is deep within. It is that Wisdom, which leads me to the place that I need to be and calls me to climb the next mountain: to spread my wings: to forge the unknown landscapes. It is that Wisdom which tells me to listen to my own being and hear the voice of authenticity, to act according to my own truth. It is that Wisdom, which says that life is a journey and that I am being brought forth on that journey to find
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