Today's work is titled, Prosperity Knock. It was inspired by an episode of the news show 60 minutes that aired last night about children growing up in families experiencing hard times.
One father after not being able to find any work to support his five children, in desperation resorted to taking out a piece of card board, making a sign and standing by the road asking for help. He got a job because a lady saw his sign and contacted him about work a week later.
A young man who had grown up homeless, had to leave the first family who had ever shown him love when he turned 18 -because of their economic hard times. He got through it with help from caring people at his school and community who supplied him with scholarships for college and a place to stay. (http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7358648n)
Prosperity Knock is about allowing oneself to become vulnerable and receive help when it is needed while at the same time doing the work that is necessary to make good happen.
The piece was composed on a found piece of composite quarter inch thick wood 3.75" x 6.75"
Materials: found cut out image, archival glue, piece of silver doily, pins, copper wire, fortune from a Chinese restaurant cookie
The piece was composed on a found piece of composite quarter inch thick wood 3.75" x 6.75"
Materials: found cut out image, archival glue, piece of silver doily, pins, copper wire, fortune from a Chinese restaurant cookie
Part of this daily art project will consist of making artwork constructed only by material I find in my studio.
