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.

Post surgery, exhibits and more

It has been too long since I added information on my blog 

about my art life and more.

Due to sudden surgery caused by a detached retina 

I have been lax in catching up.

 However life goes on. This embroidery titled ZINNIAS is

in a show, ART AND FLOWERS, organized by the

Cape Fear Botanical Garden in Fayetteville, NC.

 It will also be shown at the Rosenthal Art Gallery

 at Fayetteville State University until June 20.

 The Creative Craft Council of DC, Maryland and Virginia

ia having an exhibition opening June 8th until July 26th.

 THREE FLOWERS 

(8 by 28 inches, embroidered on painted canvas) 

is included in this show and....

 WINDOW BOX is as well.

WINDOW BOX is 22 by 11 inches, embroidered and quilted.

 The summer show  

at the National Academy of Sciences in DC 

is the SAQA exhibit, RADICAL ELEMENTS

It can be seen until October 19, 2015

My CADMIUM themed element piece uses embroidery, paint, 

nets and foils, and more odd materials on black denim.

Each of the 40 element art works is 36 by 22 inches and

all are composed of much that is not fabric and thread.

So, although my creativity was stopped for a short time, 

art works have gone out to various venues. 

I am back in the studio, working with one eye for the time being.

It is not slowing me down otherwise and 

I have been promised that all will return to normal some day.