Inspired by Heather's photos of steps, I suddenly remembered a photo my daughter took in Chinatown, Montreal. A wonderful dragon, or possibly a snake, had been graffitied all along a fire escape. In my piece the windows are all pieced, then the dragon was painted on. The steps were fused in place, and then the railings added with couched thread.
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Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Chinese Steps
Inspired by Heather's photos of steps, I suddenly remembered a photo my daughter took in Chinatown, Montreal. A wonderful dragon, or possibly a snake, had been graffitied all along a fire escape. In my piece the windows are all pieced, then the dragon was painted on. The steps were fused in place, and then the railings added with couched thread.
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I would be nervous if I lived in that upper-right unit! Amazing image, beautifully realized with the colour and texture of the bricks, the lacy quality of the serpent and the high contrast of the windows.
ReplyDeleteGreat textures and contrast Linda. Fearsome!
ReplyDeletea great interpretation. your use of different techniques, thread and media for the windows (and sills), steps (and railings) as well as the dragon are spot on. well done linda!
ReplyDeleteLove it Linda! Nice to see Montreal still lives on in your work.
ReplyDeleteWhere there is a will there is a way ...sometimes you have to laugh at the ingenuity of these 'artists'. Cleverly put together.
ReplyDeleteYour building fabric is wonderful. Can't believe you pieced all those windows - they look great. I'm going to have to hunt for that dragon - I hope it's still there.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting piece! I want to travel to Montreal to see all of these amazing places! Your planning and piecing are outstanding...can't believe you got so much detail on a 12" x !2" space!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun place to live! Great subject matter. The appartment buildings in big north American cities and Montreal are just crying out to be immortalized with their external steps.
ReplyDeleteHilary
It's hard to believe that your 12" are the same as my 12" - I am amazed at the amount of detail that you've used to capture this wonderful graffiti.
ReplyDeleteLindaB
Your detail is amazing - it must have taken you hours of work to get all that you have done into such a small piece - very brave and clever to attempt so much detail and produce such a good design.
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