 Personal
power, bold risk taking, showing originality--these are
the attributes of the Two of Wands that speak to me.
I struggled at length with the appropriate imagery needed
to convey power, boldness, and originality. I would decide
on a color theme and image only to meet with complete
resistance when it came to selecting fabrics for my palette.
Finally, in a moment of frustration and resignation, a
combination of bold red contrasted with deep black caught
my eye and wouldn't
let go.
With the color theme in hand, I assembled the background
of the piece, bound it and quilted it. Then I hit another
block---the wands.
Ideas swirled ranging from the practical to the bizarre,
but nothing seemed just right. I ruminated for weeks,
but as the deadline loomed near, I finally had to take
the bold risk of combining two disparate ideas.
The result was a two-stemmed foxtail-like plant, my personal
artist symbol, boldly blooming two rotary cutters. The
plant represents the growth of originality and creativity,
while the noonday sun shining in the background is a symbol
of the suit of wands. As for the rotary cutters, besides
being a wonderfully bold shade of yellow, what other tool
has aided such creativity and originality in recent years?
The rotary cutter is certainly a symbol of personal
power, boldness, and originality for artists working with
fiber.
Kim LaPolla
Los Altos, CA, USA
Website: Crazy
by Design
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