Often when wandering through my day something will catch my eye. Perhaps a colour, perhaps the way the clouds have moved and look like floating icebergs. Perhaps the aroma of fresh bread that suddenly throws me back to my childhood reminding me of my favourite dress or catching the scent of blossoming freesias that transports me to lying in a field surrounded yellow and white blossoms.
Or while sea sick on a boat hanging over the deck gripping the lifelines, being mesmerised by the changing colours of the ocean. Counting the colours I came to the realisation that the colours of the ocean are truly infinite! I stopped counting at that point and just watched.
An image starts to swirl and formulate.
In Too Deep
( 17cm x 17cm)
Reduction Woodblock
Other times I’ll start a sequence of drawings within a limited timeframe as an exercise to develop spontaneous new work. The image of my little dress came to be in such a way.
Best Dress
(50cm x 70cm)
Floral plate printed onto paper and tissue using Charbonnel etching ink, with woodblock dress printed onto tissue using waterbased letterpress inks, then double layers chine colle.
Other times, exhibition themes are set and thereby challenge the processes of interpretation to create work that reflects the parameters set. This is the case with “In The Garden” as a response the Historic Houses Trust Meroogal Women’s Art Prize theme of Stitches, Patterns and Threads.
Multiple plate etching printed intaglio & relief with stencils onto paper and fabric chine colle
All images Copyright © 2004 - 2008 Rosanna Jurisevic
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