8:09 AM...well it is What If Wednesday. And I have just been working on something I call the Accidental Beast. Why? Because of the way it seemed to just happen. But at the same time, as I looked at the process closely, it was also persistence and intention and some inner vision that pulled it together. It began with an old raggedy linen Dolce indigo scrap, that somehow got caught in the laundry, and a patch of Lacativa sugar dyed sack cloth, just sitting on the worktable. I plopped them on another scrap and grabbed a square of thin backing and took them to mom's last week. No plan, just another bag of thread ends and a basket of tiny cloth leftovers. A pen. I call this grab bag style. In this case, just using the shapes as they are. But it is the grabbing part that has caught my interest now. And mainly the thoughts that follow that action.
The face just fell together, the goatee is actually cut from a scrap that landed on my doorstep, from Serena. Part of her packing material which was some strips of leftover batting and a few tiny leftover scraps. Perfect (I said it again). And I like how the nose detail includes just the end of the scrap folded back on itself. I will come back to the face later. I always do.
And then the belly evolved with the thought of containing the moon (and the resulting magic) , and questions about the shape of a heart and my current obsession with this wrap stitch thing. Some of you know this stitch from my workshop. I am sharing that video here for the hell of it.
Oddly enough, trying to document this new project seemed to echo my struggle to pull together this Whispering project as I tried many methods of filming and lighting and speaking, I even tried filming myself this time and ended up with a lot of rejected clips, for various reasons. I have an idea in my mind and it has been so difficult to make it a reality. So the beginning of the story was un usable. I am sharing some of the later clips here, a couple of my self filmed disasters (not happy with the color or the detail) ...regardless, the filming isn't great but there are some thoughts there. I hate to waste those.
I did learned a lot about sound, and zoom, and light and editing etc.. Especially how much I appreciate the Man. And how hard it is to work with out a script. But I think I now have a clear format in my head . A combination of approaches. I am ready. And instead of starting the year off with a bang, I will start it with a Whisper.
Today, I will just finish this new beast. A new friend that has taught me how to go forward by respecting the in betweens. See you later.
7:15 PM...
I tucked a litlle red shibori edge in the corner, forgot to mention that in the movie. Just another edge. Under the edge, over the edge. Liking that.
It is very windy. All the leaves fell down.
