grass along the fence (c) 2010

keeping an open mind

here is an example of finding once again the metal pieces then letting the mind envision how it can interplay with a woven piece.  What does the metal remind you of? In this case it reminded me of grass.  That, coupled with my observation of the colors of grass along a dirt road I walk on...................the grass starts out green, then starts turning into yellows, oranges and reds (I wonder though, were these grasses sprayed with something to kill them and hence the color?).  Then what? well I imagine the start of a basket shape, in this case oblong.............I know that I want to introduce the other colors here and there, ultimately ending in the warm tones of yellows and oranges.  There is no need to have a perfectly shaped "basket", and being forever influenced by natural shapes, the sculpture's shape is determined by it confines.  Finally, as in nature, there aren't necessarily easy and clean endings.  The piece grows and escapes it's form, undulating and in essence blows in the wind.  

I was very pleased with this piece............it satisfied the idea I envisioned, natural interacting with a found item.