Recycling Slides or Tossing Them? That is the Question.

Before June ends I want to add further explorations for recycling slides.

Much of this months was filled with many friends and relatives 

visiting DC for Clark's 90th birthday surprise party. 

This party day was organized, orchestrated, and produced 

by our daughter, Vicky, who along with her family

 gave Clark the biggest surprise of his life.

Now, back to the studio......

A month or so ago I started taking my old slides apart. 

I wanted to see if I could do something with 

the thousands I had besides throw them away.

 At about the same time it was discovered that I had a detached retina.

Discovering that it was hard to draw, at least with color, 

I spent most creative time varying ways to work with the slides.

 Painting or using markers......

 Removing the film and filling with small abstract drawings.....

 Embroidering symbols to fill the frames....

 Stitching the actual film on the sewing machine...

 Stitching film with colored thread or black so it wouldn't show...

 Filling painted frames with fabrics.....

And, just painting the frames with stripes.

I will continue working out ideas with the slide frames and film 

until I find a way to produce a finished object 

that I am happy with or till I've decided they should just be tossed.

Silver Line with Artistic License

While the new Silver Line metro was being constructed I drove 

through the area several times occasionally taking pictures.

These 4 represent my taking liberty with color and design 

of a couple of the resulting stations.

 Each of the panels above are 8 inches square.

 Toward the end of the lengthy construction.

 And, during the lengthy construction.

 Inside one station.

 My embroidered interpretation of one station.

(Free-motion machine embroidery on canvas over cradled boards)

 I thought even though the stations were well designed, 

color should be added.

 The light does change the color on some stations,

or I am imagining it does.

Inside one station.

I have yet to ride the new Metro Line to check

on how I have been taking liberties with the designs.

Possibly many passengers would take umbrage 

with what I have abstracted from the Silver Line.

However..........