Casting from the Compost
The savoy cabbage and red cabbage seem to have the most interesting patterns and forms and as much as I liked making the rounder more solid forms such as the squash and apples, they all fell apart and well, look like boobs. I love the cabbage and I just feel I will continue with them - the patterns are beautiful, I love the idea of an installation of partially reassembled cabbages, they seem to speak to a participation with natural forms, although cabbages aren’t really naturally occurring but rather one of the many modern vegetables that have come about through selective breeding. The forms look like lungs, brains, wings, leaves, nuts, coral, foliage, as well as fungi of course and seem to function well as a symbol of a great many naturally occurring patterns.
Paper:
paper from the compost just didn’t work that well given I was still learning about making paper and was a beginner on too many fronts. The recycled paper and commercially available paper such as watercolour paper work beautifully, despite being a deviation from the idea of making from my compost heap. I anticipate being able to introduce elements of compost back in now that I have a better grasp on compost and paper making
the white is visually beautiful but I am questioning how much this is an authentic aesthetic and how much I am going with my instinctive gallery-worthy look. I do love a clean white, as it allows the paper to feature entirely. Without any further development however they feel a bit seen-this-before-ish. I would like to put my own stamp on this idea with the indigo and quink. I imagine a combination. I have also just enjoyed the neons and I imagine some yellow, although this doesn’t seem to fit conceptually, I think in my quest to just open up and try new things I am leaning in favour of a load of random colours. The fact that it would be acrylic is tricky and off-point but whatever. One thing at a time.
Compost:
