Friday 3 October 2008

Moonface

At the moment I have been attracted to round things- especially round foods, strangely enough.
So when I went to start on my next sculpture project, I thought I would like to make a quilt that radiates in different fabrics around and around and around until it becomes absolutely huge and incomprehensibly round.





I started making it, and now I feel like it is too "craft" and not to mention eighties "rah-rah" for me. So I am going to put it away for another time and start on something a little simpler.

I have a modernist space project in painting at the moment and I wanted to paint a pomegranate. So this is my precursor/study before I do the actual thing. I am pretty disappointed with the glass of water, but I think the fruit worked out well I think. It is on the smallest piece of canvas board they had at school, it's like 4" x 6".





I went on a long walk to Mile End the other day and walked down Clark Street, which is a Road With No Rules. All of the houses are painted wacky colours and nothing makes sense- which is true of the whole of Montreal actually.





I thought these houses were totally wonderful.

8 comments:

  1. I was just thinking how good that glass of water is! I really like it. And that street looks amazing. Round things are fun.

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  2. Hi Ruby, whats wrong ith the glass of water? it looks fantastic from where I am sitting. Love you honey gotta gotta speak soon! maybe tomorrow morning. Got another performance tonight. Its a great show sweet and weird. xxxmumsy

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  3. Montreal looks beautiful. I love finding new blogs from gorgeous places. Thanks for your sweet comment, 100% homemade would beat 100% thrifted but I think I'm more of an editor than a creator.

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  4. I envy you for your craftiness. I wish I could do more stuff like that. I also think the houses look lovely!

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  5. Hi Ruby,
    This is Rose, I work with your mum. Your blog is a wonderful work of art!! I love all the little itty bitty things you do and obviously talent is rife throughout the household, as I saw your gorgeous mum in her play last night. It was moving, funny and your mum was so sweet in her role.
    Keep enjoying life, as you do so well!

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  6. that water glass is fantastic! dont sell yourself short!

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  7. Those houses are adorable!

    And a round fetish? How exciting! I find random inspirations always to be the most fun :P

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  8. I love the pomegranate piece. I actually like the glass of water :D

    Also, your quilt is very appealing - I think it has a lot of potential :D

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