THE INSPIRATIONAL PATH...

THE INSPIRATIONAL PATH…

In the last post I talked about the GARDEN PIANO and the GARDEN PIANO BAR. Those were really the beginning of the inspired path I’ve treaded since. From those two piano creations came the GARDEN PIANO PLATE. It just loves to hold a cheese ball! And soon came the PIANO IN PARADISE (which has since been given the Roman Numeral “I” because a second by the same name was created.)

Now the PIANO IN PARADISE I hammock was originally to be a plaid, ceramic one. After 2 attempts with that idea, I wasn’t satisfied and decided that this would become a “mixed media” sculpture. I would like to say that one more attempt did it, but no! This was the piece where I learned about glazing where holes are involved. Even when holes are cleaned after glazing and before firing, the glaze can run into the holes making them useless. Now I take the time to wax the holes with a Q-tip or toothpick before glazing AND clean the dried glaze off the same way before firing –time consuming, but worth it. (When we set up these goals for ourselves, nothing but the best will do – and probably no one but ourselves will know when that goal is achieved.) It was actually fun to weave that hammock and delightful to “hang” it from those palms that seem to sway.

I do wonder how many people actually see the shape of the hammock as a piano and think of the piano keys dangling from the end as the “fringe” on a real hammock. My musician friends will surely chuckle at the thought of Schirmer editions of the classics being “read” while reclining in a hammock on a deserted island.

As for me – I was beginning to dream of being a retired musician who has morphed into being a visual artist. I’ve always been slightly envious of the visual artist: A visual artist can do it over and over to his/her own satisfaction before releasing it for the public to see. The performing artist gets one chance in front of the live audience.