In the beginning…it is about drawing. Drawing hones your visual skills and helps you find and create energy.
I look at a subject while drawing and see the line and space and transfer that on to the surface with sensitivity and conviction. In ‘my’ beginning all I wanted to do is draw and I studied figure drawing at ACAD and the UofC. I drew and drew but somewhere along the way I felt that I hit a wall. Drawing and painting while a definite and useful foundation was not fulfilling my 3 dimensional vision.
I have this innate ability to see 3 dimensionally. I probably honed this skill in my 17 years as a store planner – interior designer. I use to sit in a quiet corner of my office, close my eyes and walk through the space I was designing and see around the corners. This enabled me to refine details and lock in transitions.
As a sculptor the most gratifying pieces are those that visually pop into my head already complete and all I have to do is translate. Last Spike was one of those pieces. We were sitting watching tv and I turned to Ran (my husband) and said I need a railway spike and a stiletto. Oddly enough I had the railway spike but had to go the second hand store for the stiletto.
Actual most of the HomeEc series came to me this way. It doesn’t happen very often but when it does it is an amazing feeling.
I believe drawing is really important when one starts studying art, it creates a foundation and builds confidence. But in the end one must be true to their own unique vision.
Here’s a few drawings.
