2.29.2012

Fail.


“…success has no rules, but you can learn a great deal from failure.” -Jean Kerr.

  I don’t think this particular project was one of my strongest. I wasn’t trying to make a beautiful piece, but instead, I was trying to learn more about this process.  The canvas was placed on top of a box so that the paint would drip off; I was trying to construct a second element. The overall idea was to create a piece that would create pools of paint that could be incorporated in the final product. Unfortunately, a little ferret decided to move the papers around, destroying the work.

Thanks Zero.

  In addition to the bad ferret fail my floors aren’t level. I have a level that I usually use but I wanted to see what would happen if I didn't.

  So now I’ve got this ugly painting.

But, what have I learned?
  Well I’ve learned that what I had was a good idea gone wrong AND I should try again. 




2.22.2012

Dry Paint

   When the paint dried it settled and left the raised designs below it. Not only did the glue cause the paint to flow in different directions it also created an altered texture on the surface. I then took it one step further and painted the remaining areas. This brought out the glue and created a new element within the piece.