Shortly after I read the following in a newsletter, “Do you ever get in a creative rut? The best cure is to get out and explore. Open yourself up to new possibilities. Let in the sights, sounds and smells around you. Take a camera or a notebook and capture what catches your eye.” I came across this in my kitchen trash can. Maybe I took the advice too literally.
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When I first looked at your photo I totally thought it was a journal page you had created. If you are like me, once snapped out of the “rut” you will start to see artistic possibilities everywhere! You have lichen photos? I love lichen and would love to see them!
First I laughed; then I thought, There really is potential there.
I think the potential is in the layering. It’s certainly not in the color scheme.
Intriguing. It has an interesting depth to it.
Yes, it sparks ideas about layers of printing, but my husband decided I was losing it when I pulled this out.
Aah, what do husbands know 🙂 I am big fan of wabi-sabi which a friend with deep understanding of Japanese culture defined as “cultural rust.” I think this sort of qualifies. It definitely is inspirational, the variation in color and value, the “mysterious” printing, the organic lines. I get tired of all the leaf and flower quilts, lovely but boring, give me interesting trash any day.
I concur with your feelings about leaf and flower quilts. However, I must say that if one’s art quilt journey began with traditional quilts one is conditioned to favor pretty over interesting.
Ha! Well, it’s other unlovely as is but I can see possibilities . . .
Just be glad I haven’t shared my photos of lichens.
And what would be bad about that? 🙂
Yikes, I never knew there were so many lichen fans out there.