Laura Murphy
Monte Vista, CO USA
Like
many freeformers, I rely on color, texture and line to convey each of the
elements. In addition, I see each of these elements translated by my
experience and influenced by the palette of the mountain valley landscape that
I call home. I purposefully repeated circular motifs to create a visual unity
between all four pieces and to recall the universal concepts of eternity and
life. I used both commercial and handspun yarns for these works, however, due
to time constraints, all the handspun yarns were gifts from my colleagues and
friends, Crystal Mascarenas and Christie Perry. In some cases, I dyed these
yarns prior to this challenge.
The
air here is thin and light, the oxygen molecules farther apart than at lower
elevations. I used gold and silver wires for both color and structure for the
light, fluffy lace weight angora circles that recall clouds. Clouds, wind, and
sometimes, airborne creatures make air visible to us. There are translucent
butterflies attached to this piece to further illustrate this.
The piece, Fire, was as hard to control aesthetically as
fire is in its natural environment. I assembled and deconstructed this piece
twice, demonstrating that destruction is as necessary to the creative process
as building. Water reflects the various forms that water can
take: liquid, flowing, vapor and ice. Earth follows suit
illustrating the differing textures and colors as well as the growth that it
sustains.
Air
Earth
Water
Fire
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