7 WORKS COLLECTIVE PROJECT
Residency Replaced
"Mary's Garden"
40"h x 30"w, acrylic $1500 This was another wonderful inspiration / challenge by an abstract artist. Looking at this challenge brought back a memory of about 9 years of age-down the road quite aways there was an old home with a long abandoned garden. I had to stand on tiptoe of the broken gate to see through and beyond to a yard full of wild flowers long forgotten and the colours were glistening in the soft summer rain. COVID has me feeling like that standing at the gate waiting ... "here or there"
10"h x 14"w, silk fiber drawing/fusion $225 Imagining the colorful and the joyous that waits beyond the fence and the gate. |
“Beyond the Gate”
16"h x 16"w, acrylic, collage, marker $400 Inspired by Catherine’s post I decided to paint a colourful wild flower garden with soft colours and various shapes. "Gates"
14"h x 11"w, cyanotype print on 140lb (300g) watercolor paper Contact Mario Cerroni for pricing: [email protected] Gates can be seen as keeping something in, or keeping something out. This piece used the idea of gates to show the balance and struggle between nature and urban spaces. |
"Drizzle"
18"h x 12"w, free motion embroidery $200 I used a log cabin quilt block to build blocks to mimic looking through a gate or grid. The stitches are the flora in the rain, mostly vertical stitches. I would like to try it again with smaller blocks and bolder stitches. I do like the effect and it feels lovely to the touch. "Allotment"
4.625”h x 6.5”w, mixed media mosaic, created with stained glass, Italian and Mexican smalti, millefiori, and ceramic on a bamboo backing $180 SOLD Inspired by Catherine’s wonderful bright colours and shapes from Through the Gate, I was reminded of allotment gardening in England. So many neighbourhoods in London have public gardens open for green thumbs of all caliber to work cooperatively and independently. I have a particular interest in allotments for food sharing and food bank use - an important commitment to communities in need. |