like daphne, i was really challenged by Joel's talk at the retreat. so i'm diving in and posting something that has been hatching in my mind & heart for a while.
i have been fascinated by the idea of the way redemption plays itself out in the material world. specifically in the way that things normally thrown away can be made into something beautiful. with this in mind i started collecting the bus tickets that are usually strewn all over the streets. indvidually they are nothing really, but when they are all together its a neat splash of color and a great reminder to me. many friends & community members have begun to collect for me so we'll see what else comes of it. the canvas i posted is one of the first few i have put together.
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Hey Monica,
I am so glad you are doing these. What a beautiful and thought provoking piece of work. I love seeing your habits and life movements becoming art.
Did you actually glue them to canvas? did you put something over top of them all? It looks like you painted a transparent layer over the tickets?
You made my day with this!
Joel
wallpaper...
hey joel! thanks for the encouragement. i actually used a modge podgey glue/water concoction to seal it but i'm experimenting with other possibilities as well.
Whatever you did it worked to make a great uniform looking surface with a million different pieces of paper.
Just dropped by from Daphne's blog and wanted to say hi.
It's great! I love these kinds of reminders - visual representations of important realities.
Look forward to seeing what comes of the latest ticket collection!
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