I think I found my soulmate in art.
Yesterday, I found this new publication at Michael's. I have lots of tutorials, and instruction/recipe type books for collage, but this artist, Mary Beth Shaw actually stole my heart with her musings.
"A feast of Techniques for texture, color and layers" the subtitle says.
Mary Beth talks very much about the similarities of art and food. The introduction page starts:Art and Food "Two of life's most sensory pleasures and certainly two of my favorite things."
I have told people lately, that if I hadn't discovered art, I probably would be an accomplished cook. I didn't realize the connection, until I read Mary Beth's descriptions of the similarities, ie, creating art and cooking. Collecting. Gathering. Combining. Tasting. Visual. We often refer to visual stimuli as "eye candy".
Mary Beth's book turns out to be a series of recipes, both food and mediums for art. She walks you through various projects, introducing you to various artists along the way. I loved her description of using everything in some way, and having a hard time throwing stuff away. It has been driving me crazy. Mary Beth tells of being accused of collecting trash off the street, as she saw it for her next collage.....lol.
Right now, I can barely move around in my studio, because what once went in three rooms is now in one. I have shared as much as I could, and taken some things to resale places, but I still have stacks and stacks of things to collage. My family thinks I am over the top with it, but they don't know that everything has a reason.
Let's hope this summer season warrants collecting it all. I am looking forward to sharing some of my projects and their processes with you. Hope you come back and see me.
