So, I went to Assisi for an afternoon last Saturday and instead of being tickled pink by the churches and the artwork and the beauty of the surrounding countryside (which were amazing, by the way), I found my enchantment in the fake doves strung before all the major churches. The doves had the same shape to them as the chins that were included in the group of lids and lips at the start. This got me to thinking about creases: as in, the creases of the body. This is a "nut" of my focus, as Julia has phrased it. I discovered that the arch of the foot also has the same shape as that of the plastic dove wings. Plus, it's another part of the body with sense receptors similar to the lips in that they are different from those of the hands. I made plaster molds of my feet and will attempt to make them into bird like figures cast in ice ( back to that sticky stuff I misused/abused in shaping my mom's breast- lets see how it goes this time). I was thinking about the religious iconography where the crane pecks at its chest to lure out its own blood and guts to feed the babies. "I love my baby momma..." (rap song lyrics). There's a link there with melting ice.... not quite sure yet how to resolve it. Aside from that I've been going crazy drawing hands and feet: goes back to the main de venus idea (you can find the lid/lip form in the palm of the hand), so maybe I'll make a drawing exploring this further. And if that leads to nowhere, then...
there's always Paris.
(Bit of randomness never hurt anyone.)
~Nicole
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