By focusing on my emotional and cognitive responses, I will
in turn, create more authentic pieces and maintain artistic integrity. It was a wa-la! moment for me and I could
breath. Why on earth would I attempt a
narrative in visual form behind Morrison, the Divine Queen Narrator?
I have 3 sketches, 1 for The Bluest Eye, 1 for Sula, and 1
for Song of Solomon. I’ve started on the
study for Sula because it is the one that is most rooted in my own emotional
imagery. I’m digging what I’ve done with
the other 2, but I’m believing they require something more before I transfer
them in cloth.
The book I’m reading is Art-Write: The Writing Guide for
Visual Artists. It was the prompt question
“How did you make this?” that started my wheels to churning to the point that I
rose up and came to the computer to write this post. The detailed answer to this question would
vary depending on each quilt. I love the freedom in creating art quilts; the
freedom in the variety of processes to explore. The finished piece is quilt as
metaphor and symbol. The quilt as documentation of my living: breathe, thought,
soul.
It took me 45 minutes to write this. I'm heading back to bead to sleep. Peace.
