Comments on: The show at Guardino’s

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:37:46 +0000

I was also guilty of not reading the title card Bad Kat!

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:15:16 +0000

Maybe. I kinda do “where’s waldo” with all my pieces but especially with the Emergents (that’s why they’re called Emergents, actually). That piece in particular really changes with different reflected/transmitted light–what you see really depends on where you stand and what’s going on around it.

I got a kick out of how many people at the opening really did make a where’s waldo out of it. “Well, *I* saw the face right off and YOU had to look for it,” one woman told her husband, while her son traced the nose over and over. (wince)

Was kinda cool. To me, they’re really, really obvious so I’m always surprised that people don’t see the human features, but maybe that’s because I made them… The one almost nobody gets is Hosta–there are two small bodies washed out of the hosta leaf down at the lower right corner–and I can’t figure out why people can’t see at least one of ‘em…

What REALLY surprised me, though, was the number of people at the show who saw a THIRD little body, up in the top right. My cousin Robyn insisted it was there, traced it out with her finger, and all of a sudden I saw it. That one was totally unconscious.

By: Kat

Kat — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:02:32 +0000

ya know…I read that piece as landscape – strong horizontal, another easy art conceit – and didn’t even see the face in it until this photo. Guess that supports your theory ’bout transparency. Meh! I like the (sort of) “ugly” glass be it transparent, translucent or opaque. NOT that I’m calling this one ugly coz it ain’t. Ain’t merely pretty either. Diff. between craft and art? Maybe!

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:21:38 +0000

Well, the art police probably aren’t tracking you down YET, Ed…

Yup. It was fun. Lots of good stuff. Most of the Emergents are pretty evolved from this one–I hadn’t actually taken it off the laundry room shelf in almost two years–but I do kinda like it. I’ve been wanting to explore it a bit more, maybe develop the face a bit, so it *is* on the to-do list (behind about 5 Vignettes…)

By: Kathleen Krucoff

Kathleen Krucoff — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:15:17 +0000

Sounds like a very cool evening. Happy for you. And I agree, I’d love to see more of the Emergents series.

By: Ed LaPlante

Ed LaPlante — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:45:11 +0000

Oh NO, I touched your art … good thing no one caught me!

Reminds me of a line in a country song “he was an honest man until he got caught”.

The show was very nice and your art looked good among the pieces of your peers.

By: Linda Steider

Linda Steider — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:55:22 +0000

I am so sorry to not have come to Portland for your opening, Cynthia. My own panic attacks are keeping my nose to the grindstone. Just so you know, they never go away. The Panic Attacks. They keep that adrenaline coursing through your veins, keeping you on your toes & ready for anything! I can’t wait to see your show later this month!