Friday 7 November 2008

























This is the block (approximately ATC sized) that I made for our challenge over on Awfully Big Art Adventure.

I gave the wooden block a couple of coats of gesso to give me a smooth surface to work on, then painted the block with Crackle paint in frayed burlap. To make the panels I used an art paper onto which I printed architectural drawings, adding a gothic looking stamped edge.

Both the angels are photos found on the internet which I cut out, and all the writing is computer generated. The text is from a Paul Simon song "You can call me Al".

I'm a long-standing fan of Paul Simon whose lyrics are often beautiful, though frequently obscure. The line "he sees angels in the architecture" always spoke to me of something understood however - the soaring gothic of our English (and European) cathedrals has always made me think that if you looked up to the heights of the roof and spires, you might expect to see angels gathered there looking down. I've wanted to do a piece about that for some time and now I have - although I've got a much larger triptych that I also want to use in a way that celebrates my theological beliefs, so might expand this idea.

Shan't be posting this weekend as we're going back up to our old haunts of the Lake District, where we used to live until 2 years ago. It will be strange, possibly even spooky, going back but the chance of a weekend to ourselves is so rare (MIL lives with us) that we jumped at the opportunity. See you next week!

9 comments:

Sharon said...

Rosie I love your ATC block it's very you.....
Have a wonderful time at the lakes

Sharon xx

Jaqi said...

I really love this Rosie, you have done such a brilliant job, very inspirational. Hope you have a fantastic time at the lakes, you lucky thing all those wonderful autumn shades, bet you get some great photos. Hope your cold is a bit better, Jaqi x

Janny said...

It's really beautiful Rosie!

Anonymous said...

love it !!!:0)

~*~Patty S said...

Hope you had a lovely time away, how could you not in a spot called "the lake district" :) Thank you for leaving us with your wonderful angel in the architecture creation to admire! Amazing and inspiring. I'm getting hubby cutting wood blocks tonite! I'm a big fan of PSimon too!

Anonymous said...

Stunning!

Linda Vincent said...

You know I love this - its a classic!
Hugs
Linda xx

Sarah said...

Rosie love this piece you have created, I have so got to get me some wood and have a play around. Hope you have a great break.

Lorraine said...

these angels are fantastic you have loads of arty talent..have a nice break in the lakes