I have taken on two "commissions" for my husband's new medical clinic. The projected opening date is May 1.
First, I plan to collage about 16 canvases of various sizes, using photos taken in mid-October of the construction site. I will manipulate the photos with Photoshop Elements, and add touches of texture, metal, oil pastel, whatever, to enhance the images. This arrangement of canvases will hang in the stairwell of the building. I'm going to go with a clean, modern look. After all, the "rusted and deconstructed" look might not send the right message about a brand new building.
The other project is meant to hang in the waiting room, and it is already started. It is a modern take on the traditional Log Cabin. At this point, it is mostly single blocks on my design wall.
The red squares are meant to be the focal point, and most of the other fabrics are very greyed-down, with a transition from darker in the upper right to lighter in the lower left. In that way, it is a bit like the traditional log cabin, with one side dark and the other light. The outside edge is meant to be irregular. I will probably finish it with a facing.
I plan to have a look at the current arrangement in a black-and-white format, to gauge the contrast. Also, I am considering whether to add very small touches or red, or at least rose, in the lower left, for more unity.
Your input would be welcome. Also, I'm looking for advice about the physical hanging of it. Right now it's about 5' high and 6' wide, and I intend to add more blocks, especially on the left side and the lower edge. Design wall is only 6' wide! (Isn't it interesting how the size of my work is growing now that I am in my bigger space?)
