...art is a by-product of the experience of being with yourself, of living within patience. -- Robert Beer

6.9.06

it's all inside

Studio Friday: Tools of the Trade


Hm.. My tools are common. Pencil, tracing paper, scissors, cutter, glue, and magazines to chop up. What a boring artwork could be..

I thought about ‘bigger’ tools then. The most important tools to create art. It’s everybody’s tools!

First is head.. with all the brain and ideas. Then heart that works all the time to keep the idea alive. Finally, eyes that move for us to help realizing the artwork.

And what happens with the bone.. Ya. It has contribution too. Many artists suffer from back pain so I decided to include bones as one of the tools.

Enjoy OUR tools!

11 comments:

AscenderRisesAbove said...

very cool; enjoy the balance of this piece; how it has no use for those bones that it just tosses them aside.

Anonymous said...

Oh you always make such interesting collages! I love it! So clever! Oh and that bone...yu should feel what my back feels like these days... not good. I had no idea that it is like that for many artists...wow. Throw a massage therapist in the mix, haha! Love the vibrant pink you picked!
True what Ascender meant about the bone being tossed aside... very cool.

Anonymous said...

Oh, what an interesting take on the topic! I love it - very creative, and what it's all about!

Anonymous said...

Great tools! Love your collage!

Artful Creations by Tracie said...

Your collage is GREAT! I love your tools! I was thinking along those same lines but decided to be slightly more conventional about it...come read!!!
My tools!

Kim Carney said...

perfect collage and idea for tool ;)

Going For Greatness said...

You are right, our head , hands and heart are the primary tools for our creating!!
~Have a great weekend
Gabi

Anonymous said...

Neat! I didn't think of 'organic' tools... (is that the right word?)

Anonymous said...

oops, I meant to put my name as "Dai" above but somehow it put in 'daisy'

AtPlayWithFiber said...

Those are the tools of all artists aren't they?

Anonymous said...

Very cool collage!