Thank you both. That really means a lot.
Olive--too many questions! Just kidding. I have no secrets.
What does the title mean?
In pattern making, or rather, clothing manufacturing, all fabric is cut on the
bias. You never cut on the grain, or perpendicular to it. That's the apparel meaning to the title.
Above is just that aerial meaning being above a wide open space, like TE's images.
Forces is just a personal meaning because a lot of my art is about--well, this might be a secret--is about battling past sexual abuse.
Where are the pencil marks?
They are behind the layers. I write stream-of-consciousness stuff on a lot of my work, then cover it up so you can barely see it, especially because it's so personal. The whole painting is filled with writing from the top to the bottom. I have no idea what it says now. Probably heavy shit.
How did you get the tissue paper to wrinkle in place?
The tissue paper I use are the store-bought patterns you get at JoAnn's. The layers underneath the oil paint is acrylic based. Then I add a transparent coat of polymer and lay the tissue on top while it's still slightly wet. Painting over it while it dries wrinkles it, but doesn't tear it apart because it's pretty dry.
How do you get the stitches so precise and is it just regular old thread?
When the whole thing is dry, I make pencil marks where the stitches will go and poke holes on each end through the canvas with a drill tack, that way, when I'm sewing, I can see light from the back of the canvas and know where to make the stitch from the back side of the canvas. I use upholstery thread.
Did you do any others under the same influence of TE?
Here's another, but it's not from an "aerial" shot. It's from some other series of hers, I forget which, but there was a photo where the rain was clearing, or starting--dark clouds against a grassy field and the colors were amazing.
Dunces Bloom from the Rains, oil, paper, and thread on canvas, 18 x 18 inches.
Thanks for asking the questions. It was fun answering them!
. Thanks for the detailed and interesting explanations. I really like the second one, and the fact that I think I can see bits of writing really adds to the piece
