Whilst washing up and thinking, realised I spend a lot of time lost in the view through my window mulling things over or just enjoying the colours of the plants and how they change through the year.
This is an integral part of my home , the colours and space that I can grab a moment to reflect on whilst doing cleaning/cooking - it's an ever changing picture.
I thought I'd take advantage of the weather and sat outside to paint the plants and flowers that I normally look at through the window. In order to stop me getting lost in the detail and ending up frustrated rather than having fun , I put the brushes away and used my fingers instead. I then wrote over the paint whatever was going on at that moment , just like my thoughts whilst looking at the plants .
I really enjoyed the feeling of just playing with the paint whilst looking at plants, it was totally absorbing.
I then cut the canvas out of the frame and cut it into six as I didn't want it to be a painting of the plants.
I love the fact that these now look as though they're stand alone pieces as though they were always supposed to be individuals. It's like having 6 different views all unique and it seems to have intensified each one. Some are very calm and spacious whilst others are busy and more colourful. It reflects the variety of moods that I can have whilst gazing at the plants , some tranquil and daydreaming others times can be busy thinking of solutions, frenetic.
I've dug out some off-cuts of fabrics left over from when I did my curtains, I'm going to try sewing them together with the 6 pieces to bring them back together and bind them. They are the textures and colours in my house , they frame my windows and give the rooms warmth and softness. This will further the personal element of my work bring together the colours and shapes that I've created inside and out.
I've sewn them together and seem to have gone full circle back to a window, I've sewn around the edge what I feel home is ' family, friends, laughter, love, food and drink to share , colour and a window onto the world - this is my window ' .
I hung this in an apple tree to photograph it and I really like the fact it's surrounded by green, and it appears to just hang in space , are you looking in or out ?
I love this photo , it's fun, you're not quite sure why this is here but you know that it's a window looking through onto another place.
I think my preference for working outside is due to the weather, in dry weather I definitely regard my garden as living space - I like light, space and air.
I photographed it in the kitchen but in a different position to the real window, I wondered how it would fit in with domestic items around it. It's still very much a window and would be quite interesting on a blank wall which I'll try. I still prefer the one in the tree as it hangs and is in an unusual context which makes it more interesting giving you more to think about.
I've produced something which is very much part of my home and is personal to me and my thoughts about home. I'm going to examine this idea further , where it's photographed and what impact this has on the image. I'm going to try this idea again but this time looking in though a window into my kitchen which is the heart of my home. I'm not sure how I'll tackle this but I'll see what occurs to me when I look through - I'd like to use some of the fabrics again as they feel as though they give the image integrity just like the flowers I used on the shape that became as a tea pot.
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