To further explain my concept of 'Out of Chaos', I am sharing this photo of chaos ... the bits that are left at the end of a large project. I am now pushing myself to use some of those pieces to create a smaller but creative project. The pieces in this photo were left over from a lampshade which I created. The lampshade is not shown on my Commissions page yet as the panels are completed but the lamp will not be fully assembled until March when I travel to Halifax.
I actually put the glass scraps from the lamp to use for two purposes. First, I created 'Frankenfish' which is a statement on my concern for the environment. This piece will appear on my website soon. Then, I had just enough of the dark pink cranberry left to create two flowers which evolved into 'Rennie's Roses Revisited'.
It can be difficult and overwhelming to walk into my glass workshop, survey the many large and exciting pieces of glass in my stock, and try to create a masterpiece each time. Pushing myself to use smaller bits as the central focus of the next piece of glass keeps me creative. Having just finished three consecutive pieces based on the chaos remaining from previous projects, I am giving myself permission to start with a clean slate tomorrow morning. Let's see where inspiration takes me!
I actually put the glass scraps from the lamp to use for two purposes. First, I created 'Frankenfish' which is a statement on my concern for the environment. This piece will appear on my website soon. Then, I had just enough of the dark pink cranberry left to create two flowers which evolved into 'Rennie's Roses Revisited'.
It can be difficult and overwhelming to walk into my glass workshop, survey the many large and exciting pieces of glass in my stock, and try to create a masterpiece each time. Pushing myself to use smaller bits as the central focus of the next piece of glass keeps me creative. Having just finished three consecutive pieces based on the chaos remaining from previous projects, I am giving myself permission to start with a clean slate tomorrow morning. Let's see where inspiration takes me!
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