The title “WORD PLAY” sprang into my mind as I began to conceive of a body of work that served to visually express my interpretation of familiar adages from the English language. Ranging from the punch line of a childhood joke to an age old saying exchanged between friends, these words evoke images in my mind of vivid colors and three-dimensional objects.
The rich, luminous colors of Indonesian batik fabrics are the inspiration for the textile assemblages I create for the wall and for the tabletop. Because batik fabrics are hand printed and hand dyed, each bolt is a work of art in itself, an original which will never be duplicated. Being able to group colors and patterns of these one-of-a kind beauties into meaningful works is a privilege unto itself. The tactile experience of working with soft, pure cottons, silks and rayons together with the visual experience of handling colorful patterns and designs is a feast for the senses. I pair them up with three-dimensional objects and then I begin to “play”.
Art’ist, n. 1. one who interprets words or thoughts, creating visual imagery. Jennings