PLAYING WITH FIRE

 

Last month I was working on pieces for my REFLECTIONS exhibit where I was a featured artist along with fabric artist, Ali Givens and sculptor, Renee Leverty. It encouraged me to stop and smell the roses so to speak. I began scheduling time to "reflect" about what my priorities were in life, what feeds my soul and keeps me balanced. I began a series of paintings and enamels that at first appeared diverse, but in looking at them as a whole, it became clear that nature and it's ability to renew itself was a continuous thread in all my work. 

The vessel above began as a flat piece of copper. Heated, forged and enameled, it took form as representation of enclave of a micro-eco system where fire begat the resurgence of new growth. 

When we come upon hard times, we should look to nature for solace. Nature always rebounds. We need to respect it's ability to do so. 

The sad case for people who have lost homes in the flooding in Louisianna points that out. However, if we respected the Mississippi's route in the beginning, it wouldn't have impacted man. Nature, in the end, will win. What we can learn is that we are a part of nature and if we persevere, we too will rebound from hard times.