Head
I was mute throughout the first watercolour session, focusing all I had on on expressive colour and texture. The interplay of light, metallic paint, glitter combined as I then made consecutive decisions as appropriate within the staggered timeline.
Heart
The immense discomfort and dis-ease in not being able to use self destructive coping mechanisms drove this work. Ironically only able to be worked on when feeling more personally secure. There was a strong need to produce straight cuts and to order the colours to engage the dopamine hit usually reserved for destructive release.
Hands
Intuition and material interactions led this project. Working with what I was physically and mentally able to. Overall process extended over a mont. Beginning with the watercolour, adding glitter, cutting the work to the correct size and angles before dividing, ordering and finally arranging them in the deco inspired pattern.
Session one
Metallic watercolour paints - wet on dry
Glitter
Gifted glitter that magically matched!
Angles
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
