Scroll Women

I bought this scroll in China in 2000 and I finally got inspired to use it. The geisha will be added after it drys it is made of string and thin cut material. I plan to place it above the blue figure and then have a sheer gold madonna layered on top of her.There are crouching women within the gold and the black silhouette is black lace.

Marked Women II

I have begun adding color to the large figure with decorative paper. I painted in the geisha and am now cutting these feathery shapes from material that will fill in the top. I will then add some definition to my figures and designs within the circles. I will have a green behind them and some sheer gold material layered over them as longer feathers. I added a sheer gold Madonna like figure in the center of the circular women and a figure made out of string in the lower right.

Marked Women II

Here is stage 2. It may be difficult to see the white modeling paste. I have ancient goddess imagery and discs. I have some very cool translucent images that are drying that I will be playing with. I need to decide if my large female (angel, goddess,spirit) will be flesh colored or a different color.

Mark 22

It is the start of week 4 here at Skidmore.

Footprint

I have placed some paper skulls on the surface. Do you like them? I added some feathers at the bottom near the tree stump. I am  thinking of adding a twig on each side, making it look like a scroll and bringing in another natural element..

Marked Women II

This is the largest piece I'm working on; 2 ft X 4 ft. I have just started. I plan to have lots of layers and translucent imagery this time.

Trees In the Sky

This is a softer palette then what I have been using. I went into a wonderful quilt shop in Balston Spa and they had a sample of prints called soft stone. I used some of the fabric for the leaves.The leaves on the far tree are difficult to see in the photo. I'm now going to play with the roots.