Winter Stark Bare Trees

Plain and Simple the silhouettes of the trees have always captured my imagination. My hopes for working in tile is to create beautiful pieces that read from near as well as from far. This design so often repeated in nature could be enlarged and it would still work.

   I am just returning from my off island journey to pick up supplies. Breathe in the misty moist air , relax now, it is timeless . 

Traffic as usual was horrendous. So I am glad to be nome and pondering the purchased supplies.

More tile sample to test . Heavy floor tiles in a variety of earthy tones. I will keep you posted. 

Winter Bare Trees

Changes are coming

Finally I am back to writing. Actually I have made steps toward letting this large mural morph.
I made an appointment with Andy Anderson the Head honcho of Art  at Friday Harbor High School.
Pretty exciting !
We have a tentative appointment for the early part of December for brainstorming the elements of the project. Yippee!

Also the other Art teachers on the island will be attending as well.
When I am open all kinds of people will be able to participate.

San Juan County Fair 2010
 ART Demonstration booth

New directions happen when I am willing to let go .  Peace, Joy, Let go!

Art world walkway dreaming

Getting ideas is really no problem for me. Sharing my ideas on paper is another step. If you could see the abstract way I do layout you would understand. These tiles above are only 4.25" x 29.75" plus grout and all would probably finish at 30".
Two things that  are getting in the way

• This is a PUBLIC art project 
• Every step needs to be collaborative

Though I do think perhaps I should rethink this idea.
 I am bogged down , with the wisdom of this choice.
So I am going to draft the Bluprint for the Wall and employ painters to paint an upper zone ( on my own dime?!!) perhaps
Any way the project IS TRYING TO MORPH!
Feed back and comments are welcome .
To see more of my work go to Etsy .com and put in chinmayo shop or seller.
A wide range of choices .
 I am glad to have an outlet. cheers

Wishes for wonder

The wall occupies a certain segment of my brain. Not that this worries me , I do believe every Artist has problem solving that they continually do when confronted with great expansive projects. Sort of bone gnawing of the most pleasurable kind. The next phase, the part where gathering enough energy up to actualize the plan is the tricky part. Now there is where the magic comes in. So many unknowns can throw one off the horse, and create a certain stall. (no pun intended)
 While I am traveling I am going to make a list of all the knowns I do know about what I am about to do .
This will help me get clarity.
 Though as I look at other projects that attempt to create a dialog with the public eye I am amazed at how I perceive what I do and do not wish to do.
I know I am sort of dancing around the subject. This is intentional.
There are two objectives that I would like to accomplish at the wall. Make the design be brilliant and work

for the whole wall (continuity) And to also be wonderful and brilliant close up. Two very different objectives , yet only in their seamless compliment  of each other will there be peace on the long wall.
If there is someone out there that would like to suggest I research a certain style or Artist , speak up now.

Morphing Ideas for Mural

Sometimes when things stall , it becomes necessary to rethink the plan.
What the hay!? For awhile now I've been wondering WHY
 the plan as laid forth for this particular wall on Blair has moved so slow?
Having written four grants and received NO as an answer ...
I went back to work on other projects , obviously because cash flow is
needed to survive but also when running into walls the answer is to TURN.
Lately I'VE BEEN WONDERING WHO IS NOT ON BOARD, that needs to be .

Yesterday someone walked into my shop/studio and we talked of possibilities!
I even got excited.

Though I will have to let this simmer for awhile . I am going to go to Wisconsin to see
my Mother.

Letting a few days roll by will be good for the new idea stew.
Anyone out there who has talent and time is welcome to be in on this phase of the development .
Contact me.

Back Again from SUMMER MUSIC extravaganza

Well, putting on shows is not that easy. Organizing and showing up for all the performances is the gravy.
Little stuff like getting the posters out and up throughout the summer seems to be the only way to let everyone know, calling,  contacting folks,seems easier with Facebook and web blogs but still is this enough?
The wall that has been in my mind for ooooooohh so long , needs to be re-envisioned!

BLOCKED .. by ?

well the ground seems to be shifting beneath me.
Still I am open to moving forward .
I will get back to the whole concept in October , once I return from seeing my dear mother.
Hopefully refreshed, a new vision on board.

 

Wonderful Summer Full Tilt Boogie

The amazing part about summer with the long meandering days , is that there still does not seem to be enough time. I have my studio open in the afternoons mostly, with the exception of this past week when I went off island to Seattle to post the new August poster for the up and coming 13 thirteen Shows that will be at the Port of Friday Harbor.

Yes! Finally I have the first set of tile blanks set out on the tables in the work room for the transferring of design on  to the tiles. I do hope I have enough glaze.  I will be announcing times for the mural to be painting glaze for this coming week. Come on by if you are in the neighborhood. If not I do hope I will be able to activate the  I spy ability on this computer so y'all can participate in these events.

Every thing seems to be taking its sweet time.
I also am putting together the demonstrations for our San Juan County Fair this year . So if there is any Artists out there who would like to strut their stuff  ...>> email me !

Let's see , I am mad ( crazy happy!) about my new store on line ...GO CHECK IT OUT .
Etsy.com.chinmayo
And of course I've been spending way too much time figuring it out . Ahhh , the learning curve, nonetheless I am hopeful.
Well that is all for now . Hopefully I can be more active on this page in the future. Take Care.

chinmayo