Week 4: The laziest week.

Okay, so I promise once finals are over I am going to be really serious about this and start using more creative materials and such. Since finals are definitely happening this week I went with what was convenient...old coffee and food coloring. The coffee wasn't really strong enough so it didn't work out well. It left barely any imprint. I wanted something more impactful. Something impactful and also in a convenient container. I could have mixed up watercolors and made drops that were subtle and beautiful. I could have used soy sauce and brought my mother into this whole affair. I should have probably mixed together something more viscous for more texture depth. Should have...could have...here is what I ended up with. The assignment was to basically take a liquid and drop it onto the page at 5 feet or more above it.

I of course used all the colors in the box

Letting it smear together...

So I'm letting it dry outside so I don't get food coloring all over everything...next to the weird garden angel and the dead pepper plant.

I did get a crazy amount of watercolor paper last week and I will be doing something with it over break (even if that something turns out terrible or ends up in pieces). I'm thinking I might start with a still life or something observational to make sure realism and I still get along and then go from there. I did get to see Kristen in person this weekend and her boundless enthusiasm for crafting/making/creating always inspires me. Hopefully we will be able to work on something together soon (hopefully this involves mapping my life)! I really think my own creative energy is dependent on other peoples creative energy.