I suffer from being Scottish, or just an ornery penny pincher. The RAPGrant gave me plenty of money to do a big project, to really pursue the questions “What if, or what else?” Now that project is finished, the money spent, and I am at a loss. I did a very nice painting on canvas, but I ended up channeling Peggy Lee. Is that all there is? And “how you goin’ to keep them down on the farm, after they’ve seen Paree?” My what if’s and else’s seem to be going beyond a flat surface.
Last year Gregg and I began discussing handmade books, and what does the concept “book” mean. Since thinking, drawing and wondering are mostly free, I’ve been doing that. After all was said and done the materials for Chemo were not that expensive. We didn’t end up using the hollow core doors that we sketched that project around. However, I am a HUGE fan of painting on those doors. So Gregg decreed, and I concur, that we will now call them “panels”. These panels are often available at the Habitat store, so I can also say I’m repurposing old building materials. Now there’s a buzz word for you. We bought some books at Goodwill with the idea of incorporating them into bigger books. This was the inscription in one that I’m probably going to use. Maybe. Like I said, thinking’s for free.