I like the concept of beginner’s mind; oriental, martial artsy idea that you empty the consciousness of preconceptions, allowing space for fresh energy to flow in. My T’ai Chi teacher thought I practised it well. It applies to my work with tapestry and button assembly. In both, I find an idea that excites me; it arrives with a sexual, visceral energy buildup. The cartoon develops, then colours appear on the loom. As they meet and interact on the woven environment they form special friendships. One of the most exciting of these was a dull, oatmeal coloured yarn, when it was placed felicitously amongst some pale pinks it suddenly showed itself to be green. Curiouser & curiouser. Colours work best when they assemble a participatory democracy; they tell the artist how they can best contribute to the project.
Having progressed with a project about my mum’s folk tradition [Slovenian], which included the use of indigo dye and dye-resist patterning, I am intrigued with this range of colours: black and purple, across to aqua and ultramarine. It helps that the bloke with whom I share my house collects Japanese textiles; they do this exact thing: indigo dye and faded areas on cloth where the dye has been inhibited. So my colour palette is BLUE. The various shades are slowly establishing themselves among the warps, in the sheds.
It sounds like a beat. Boom tish. Cream in their song Badge sing: told you not to wander round in the dark!!? LaToya said her bro was looking down on the LA trial. William Blake said eternity was in love with the productions of time. Action time vision.
