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FOLLWING ARE Ambling , progressive thoughts

As of Jan 1

I know my work is ¨tight¨ rather painting, clay, or printmaking. I do like SOME of the looser work I see, but when i do it, it is just a mess. This project has the inclination to be tight??

AS OF DEC 29.. ——- …..

I want the panels to hang… length to be determined…

width.. as wide as I can process on rollers (or limited by cloth width?)

Hanging from red willow, fastened there by cloth straps….VELCRO???

Hanging panels float and one can walk ?? between OR around(by) ??

when one walks in a forest one sees other things besides trees…

rocks, flowers, grasses, mushrooms, animals, birds, logs

I would like to show things on A WALK. THROUGH MY FOREST

..could show by having actual artifacts on ground or tables——disadvantage is the weight in shipping/moving/packing

..could have large photos (taken in place) of things seen on the walk —disadvantage is a distraction in art form/type??

.. could have mini movies, but that is a real distraction from art form to be primary interest.

.. could have just the panels leading to something at end of walk??? what is the something??

HOW MUCH SPACE TO ENVISION THIS TAKING?? I am probably aiming at smaller galleries….realistic… go on-line for dimensions…will need to check if viable.

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Circular or oval red willow frames with clthsusoende inside

Cloth wrapping tree

Walk down cloth path to find. Silk??? At end?? Cyanotype at end?? Shibori at end???? Silk painting at end????

small trees in sand in clay pots…. cloth fastened to trees to keep from pushing in….. hung but red willow going from tree to tree..

pots can be just wiped with rutile or other clay before firing…. pats can have leaf pattern on them OR carved into them

Can have toad stools, logs with moss…logs with lichen in the path….

can make clay figurines for path…..

The alcove could have large phots of f what is on my path. Pi cherries in bloom. Fruit. Saskatoon. Raspberry. Fern. Gooseberry. Flowers on path

Can have pinenoughs for smell

Can make a big model in loft.

Travel life’s highway

A forest highway

A walk in the park

A walk through life

Trees held up by slab pots.

Pots can have leaf imprints

Tree —- bare branches. Deviated like DMZ trees with cotton petals from. Eco prints

Cotton wound around series or trees

Entwined in nature

THECAN PANELS HANG FROM THE CEILING¿ ?n.

panels do NOT need to be in a SOILD line. you may walk through them in zigzag.

OR LIKE A MAZE¿

Path does not need to be solid cloth. Can have walls of photos of different seasons

I am aprintmaker and a potter.

Travelled many twists and runs of life never exactly knowing what is coming around the corner

Snapshot of life

One of my old pieces. Or reduction prints in alcove

Alcoves made from walls in gallery. Path of my prints leads to.

Where have I been. What lies in store. Blank sheet. People can write suggestions on

Leaves on sand in pots. Either dried or from cloth

Can come across some of my pottery. Paintings. Woodcutels

Reflections of life. Path of life.

Discarded Xmas trees. A new purpose on life. ??

Variety of life

Changing seasons of life

Then and now

Austailia

Faded over time. Like memoirs.

Sections of birch moss in older alcoves.

Current. Botanical printmaking is opening up a new avenue

Copper vessels

mushrooms dried in agent…see utube save under path.

Can flowers be dried like this?

I feel this needs to be a winding trail

But maybe not on BOTH sides. can a person. observe the trail?? rather than in it??

Supports hidden or small tree trunks. Or bark glued on??

would need to hang cotton print over recess. each side of table to hide supports

How LONG SHOULD PATH BE¿

how MANY RECESSES¿ /

Metophor of life

Life’s journey. The journey is down the winding trail of botanical prints.

Start thinking of writing grant application. Mock ups. Sketches of path. What lies ahead. Could incorporate sayogs. Poetry.

News of the year???

Sections of life

Philosophical

Inward searching. Where have you been. Where would you like to go?? Could be a couple of alcoves.

A winding highway. Surrounded by highways where I live. We all have roads paths and highways to take

Maybe revisiting paper dolls got me thinking more of evolution of life

Perhaps my GALT museum write up should be on a stick and iPad in 1 alcove

GETTING to know ME. Even I forget who I was

A walk through a forest

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A sensual walk through my forest.

not just an alcove—can be a trail to alcove

OR IT CAN BECOME. A MAZE ¿ ?

I guess it does not need. to be an enclosed path…one call stroll beside? I still like the idea of finding THINGS on the walk or OBSERVING things?¿ ¿ ¿

I just cloth on one side of path do the pieces NEED to touch?? Can there be a few botanicals, then a “treasure” table indented just a bit from walk so you need TO STEP INTO the trees to fully see what is there…

I guess the “prints” could be put on stretchers and hung on wall but I don’t think that feels as intimate. this should evoke thoughts…memories… I think one needs to FEEL YOU ARE INSIDE THE TREES ON THE WALK… SO BACK TO AN ENCLOSED WINDING TRAIL¿ ??

I am drifting toward large photos in enclave with moss logs, dried flowers, mushrooms on logs…. I think a stuffed squirrel may be too much🤪🤪

oR could have a path where it stops and starts. Prints but on other side something from forest. Then more prints an reverse. S

Would need to cover ALL of backside with prints

So supportsnot evident.

Hear the leaves rustling. Could I have a sound track in one alcove.

Hear the birds. Feathers in one alcove

Smell the rosebuds. Could I have essence oil in. One alcove. Feel the earth. Can have some jute with compacted soil on. Hear the trickle of the brook. Start as a bird flies up as you approach.

Feel the kiss of the breeze on your cheek. A small fan

-See the end approaching. But that is okay because you have experienced. Internalized and can now move on.

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my forest may change as i progress. it may grow and fade. erode away.. it may consist of different heights shapes. barks, leaves colors but as you walk through i want you to sense the complexities of life and the resolutions. you too have walked a path. it may have been down city sidewalks, open fields or raging seas. think of your path as you walk mine and internalize the peace that I derive from my forest..the inspiaration, the strength..every path has little dips, changes, openings. what do you find in each opening. why is it there. what is the significance.

The following is my ipad picking up my voice as I try to tell my husband about my plans..one large paragraph..

hese balls cubbyholes little tiny rooms and saw a path or tiny room and I could have something invisible tiny room to look at whether it’s something new I may or whether it’s something all that mean I have to decide that when you stop and take a look and you can’t see that you can’t see anything when you come in the gallery except this path of trees do you know who made me think bigger and when he started talking about using a U-Haul van to move the stuff Jay went and sold my trailer and where are you? Oh yeah I see yeah you don’t really understand what I was saying, but you don’t agree with it What you have to do when you come in there’s gonna be two channels one for coming out and the other one for going out so you gotta have an N yeah half of that Lotta cloth so what I’d have to do so I want to go that way as I have to read a letter for right now Request from SASK arts board and one from the Saskatchewan creative Saskatchewan for funding cause I need my material cost a hell of a lot of caught up a lot of cotton and also for transportation, so where are we OK the two places I would start with I want the first of all before I make it I maybe make one little prototype or or put on ID together and there’s one is the curator of the Art Gallery and Regina she was very supportive of me thinking of this and I also think of starting up the mountain in the other very supportive OK in there but you send all over and you send it for all over hell you send it do you know if you’re transporting it in a U-Haul anywhere? Can you transport a U-Haul? Basically Wilbur or U-Haul trailer I can use my my bad to holiday and have my rest. I’m sick, right? Oh yes I haven’t finish it up.

Another method for how to dry flowers is to use a microwave with the help of silica gel. The gel helps to preserve the shape of the flowers and is reusable. Individual flower blooms such as Gerbera daisies, chrysanthemums, roses and tulips take well to the microwave flower-drying technique.

How to Preserve Flowers in the Microwave

This drying method helps preserve color and structure better than air drying. You can also use silica gel to dry flowers without the help of the microwave, but it takes longer. Silica gel is available in large containers at craft stores and online.

Remove the blooms from the stems.
Find a microwave-safe container that will fit into your microwave and hold your blooms. Make sure that this container will not be used for food after the drying process.
Cover the bottom of the container with an inch of silica gel (you may need a bit more for larger blossoms.)
Place flowers blossom-up in the gel.
Gently pour more gel over the blooms so the petals do not get flattened.
Place the container, uncovered, into the microwave.
Temperature and time will vary according to the flower. Start the microwave on a low heat setting and let it run for 2 to 5 minutes. Check the flowers’ drying progress before you increase the heat or the time.
Once the flowers are dry, open the microwave and cover the container.
Remove the container from the microwave and open the top slightly to vent.
Let it sit for 24 hours.
After the 24 hours, remove the gel from the petals with a soft brush.
Mist with acrylic spray for protection.

Tip: Dried flowers fade quickly in sunlight or extreme heat. Keep them in cool areas away from windows.

SILICA GEL DRYING

This method has been used for centuries. The earliest practitioners did not have silica gel, however, they used clean, fine sand or even salt. Dustless kitty litter will work and there are some substitutes for silica on the market as well. Some people use borax.

Silica drying works on all flowers, and extends the range of materials that can be dried. Lilies, orchids and other flowers that do not air dry well can be silica dried to give spectacular results.

The best quality silica gel will have very little dust in it and should have blue indicator crystals. The crystals are blue when the silica is dry and will gradually lose colour as the silica absorbs moisture. When they are completely colourless you should put the silica in a flat pan in the oven at 250°F until the crystals change back to blue. Store in an air tight container. You can re-use silica gel many times, for many years. It will eventually break down and get more fine dust particles, which can affect the quality of the finished flowers so you may have to replace it at some time.
Silica gel is harmful to your health. The dust particles will cause irritations of your throat, nose, lungs, eyes, and skin. For best safety you should wear rubber gloves and avoid inhaling the dust. If you are doing a large quantity of silica drying you should be wearing a good quality dust mask as well. Always work in a well ventilated area and clean up any dust and crystals from the work place when you’re finished. Try working outside.

You will need some air tight plastic containers, ice cream pails work well, as well as smaller ones. Put a layer of silica on the bottom of the container, about ½ to 3/4 inch. Place individual flower heads (no stems) upright on the bed of silica. Take the time now to make sure the petals are shaped the way you want them to end up. Gently pour more silica over the flowers so that the crystals fall between the petals and around the blooms. The crystals will draw the moisture out of the petals and leave it in the same shape without wrinkling or shrinking.

Don’t pour the silica on so roughly that you bend the petals over sideways or splay out the flowers in an unnatural position. Continue to add silica until the flowers are completely covered. You can add more flowers to the container, as long as they don’t touch each other. Where they touch, mold will develop. You can make several vertical layers if your container is deep enough.

Once full, close the lid on the container and wait. Most flowers will dry in 2 – 3 days. Larger flowers and full roses should be left 4 – 5 days. You can speed up the process by micro waving the whole container for 30 second pulses, 2 or 3 times. After micro waving, leave the flowers in the silica overnight and remove the next day. You can also put the container in the oven at 200 F for an hour or so. Or warm the oven and turn it off. Then put the container in over night.
If you remove the flowers right away after heat treating in the microwave or oven, the silica tends to stick to the petals. Waiting an extra day reduces this problem.

To take the flowers out of the silica, gently pour the crystals into another container to reveal the flowers. They may be brittle and certainly they will be fragile, so handle carefully. If they have been left in the silica too long, they will be more brittle. As they are exposed, gently lift them out and put in a secure storage container.

The blooms can be sprayed with a floral preservative, lacquer spray, or even hair spray to give them a protective coat. If your silica is dusty you will need to shake or brush some of the dust off the petals.

Pouring the silica back and forth releases lots of dust. Stand back from the container, don’t breathe in the dust, wear a mask, do this outside, this is the high risk part of the operation.

Silica dried flowers have better colour and very much better form than air dried flowers. They will retain these qualities only if stored properly with some desiccant and protected from mechanical damage.