by Cheryle | Mar 4, 2015 | Art, Learning, Play, Process |
Today was a play date. No exhibitions to plan for and no pressures to complete and so I experimented and explored different ideas and ways of shaping my artworks. I do love the potential of the transfers and will definitely do more of these. There is still a lot of...
by Cheryle | Mar 3, 2015 | Art, Art reflections, Learning, Mother and child, Play, Process |
Is it ever really finished? Playing with possibilities. I have so many works around the studio in varying stages of completion that I always have choices. I work on a piece until I reach a stage where I have to sit with it live with it for awhile until inspiration...
by Cheryle | Mar 2, 2015 | About Cheryle Bannon, Art, Art reflections, Exhibitions
Power failures, Internet glitches and delayed postings… Saturday was the CAS Contemporary by Nature exhibition opened at the Herring Island gallery as part of the Summer Arts Festival. I went a bit early, planning to sit on the stone boat at the corner of the...
by Cheryle | Feb 23, 2015 | About Cheryle Bannon, Art |
Losing and finding Sometimes I find myself hiding in a crowd. Do you know that feeling when you are aware of a background hum of unease. Socialising was not the best choice of the day as you peer through the threads of work and relationships that cloud your view. You...
by Cheryle | Feb 23, 2015 | Art, Play, Process |
I am enjoying exploring printed stamp ideas that I have thought about for a long time. I have a weekend art retreat in a couple of weeks and stamps are on the list so it switched on the motivation button and I am creating them to take with me. Of course I will use...
by Cheryle | Feb 21, 2015 | About Cheryle Bannon, Art, Art reflections |
The well of images As we travel along our life’s path we are the eternal gatherers. We pick up information and store it to use as needed. We delve into this well when we create. I often draw a face from memory but each of us has stored different details in our...