been gone awhile
I've not been doing much of anything. Lots of reasons both personal and other.
the ones in frames are via an app...
Right now "other" relates to current situation in New Zealand. And I realized it's impacting on art, life and me. This is the 6th time that my region has been in lockdown. The 2nd most severe one.
Adding to this one has been the lousy weather and then the terrorist attack at one of my local supermarkets in the Mall.
But personally it's been another issue that has to do with a "people shortage". I'm a person who thrives on random interactions, by which I roam around my big city, on public transport...a window shopping sort of day, maybe visiting galleries and art stores. But also chatting to random people who might sit next to me on a train or bus.
Where I live, there are 6 houses around me, but none of them are their front doors towards mine...3 of them have their back less than a metre to our fence. The dude who lives in the other flat is an essential worker...I occasionally see him in the weekend. We have nothing in common.
I'm on occasional "wave and hello" but that's not enough. I would love to stand 2 meters away from them daily and say a bit more.
Even if I take a walk...I hardly see anyone.
Anyway here are some photos... just playing around, nothing set in concrete. Although Rose over at my other blog did say they were like "crumb quilts" and Wayne, elsewhere said "minatures"
They are not big in fact, none are even A4. The sheet of crumbs is A3, which I painted some time ago to be "something "
Comments
My area is doing pretty well, there aren't any people I know of who are sick and there is no lockdown. I"m a bit of an introvert though so being alone with no one to talk to doesn't bother me so much. Of course too much of that can get to me.
I too live alone and I do like my solitude but it's "missing the small things" like even my regular greeting when I get on a bus, I always say to the driver "hello" which using brings a response of similar... - pondering that realise I say "hello" to all manner of people on my outings.
MadSnapper - thanks. I can definitely relate to having a blog or two. And the interaction that heralds from the commentators. Who are from all walks of life. I think it's both the act of typing the words, and the photographs if you want of whatever you've doing.
But as I've replied to Ann it's the "missing the small things" ...
Machine stitched a sample
Liked how it went
So will get on with some more
And then post results
My phone has altered the layout, have no idea why