an offering...

it has been a year since i completed the holy offering inspired by my pilgrimage in late 2023 through Mexico & Guatemala. 

she measures around 8.5 ft tall by 7 ft wide & takes up the one big wall i have in my studio. i used artist newsprint as the canvas to build her upon, a year on from taking this little film it looks like a 100~a~day smoker lives here. that is why i like working with newsprint & its lignin, the golden tones that come through are unpredictable with glues & layering & daylight, all helping to create a real vintage feel to a piece.

of course, perhaps the downside is, it is not archival, it has a limited shelf life, it has an expiry date but i like the idea of it not lasting forever a bit like myself.

in the meantime a year on from making her, i am pondering taking her down but unsure of how to go about doing so if i am intent on keeping her in one piece. this is what happens when you are an artist of the pasting & sticking as you go along group & indeed, stapling directly to the wall for stability if need be.

so far she is still attached to the wall, likely to be so for some time to come & that's okay because every day she continues to stay looking gracefully over me whilst i work at my studio bench is a reminder of where i was this time last year & where i am now, thanks to the miracle of Grace.