Previous Feature Friday posts.
Today I’m featuring The Clearing, which was previously titled Paths Taken. I blogged the making of this piece so, if you’re interested, just use Paths Taken in the search bar at the right to read more.
The Clearing (2018) 20” x 18” | 51cm x 46cm. Smalti, shale. $850
I was not sure about the name when I started the mosaic. It was an unfinished work that I decided to rethink and complete. By the time I was finishing the mosaic, I realized that my dark to light green shade transition was driven by my daily view of a small clearing in the woods behind our house. My gaze was drawn to that open area within the woods in a sort of mystical way. That clearing made me want to go there, to be there, as though I expected something magical to be happening there. I think that clearings in the woods are like that, don’t you?. Hence, I changed the title of this piece to The Clearing.
Again, I have staged my mosaic in this room using the Artrooms app. This room was especially well-suited to show this work in situ.