Homage to Edrica Huws and Wake Up Call!

Recently I was fortunate to have a link passed along to me that I am very grateful for. It is a link to a video on You Tube. The video is not professionally photographed and has too much movement, but it is still worth seeing. It is a retrospective exhibit of her life's work including personal history and statements. It is narrated by her son (I think) and has subtitles in English.

edrica huws patchworks 2 An insight into this original fabric artist's work - Edrica Huws.

This link will take you to all three videos
http://tinyurl.com/666r4l

This is an excellent art source and (timely) very relevant to the content of Clairan Ferrono's essay on The Ragged Cloth Cafe recently.

Clairan has prompted a tremendous amount of introspective thinking, which is excellent!

I was compelled to do some thinking of my own. Writing about my art, as she suggested, was the best method to assist me with sorting through aspects and reasons to answer the question:
"Just what IS my artwork about?"

I can say that my writing did reveal something to me and that is: I need to reach deeper; that my some of my subjects are not ABOUT anything; at least anything profound.

I tend to function well with the elements of art instead of the subject. I enjoy exploring and discovering as I create. What makes me land on a certain combination? I am not sure yet.
I follow my instincts and many times I am successful, so something is connecting; I just need to find out what and how this happens.

I am not terribly concerned about it because I don't want to interfere with my instincts. They have served me well; however, to grow and rise to higher levels of accomplishment I agree, I should evaluate my work now.

Now that this has been raised to my consciousness, as I work, I will be thinking about it enough (hopefully) to find new insight. I hope to realize what else I can explore and enjoy while advancing onward.

Clairan's essay was a wake up call for me and many others. Thank you Clairan!

By the way, there are many additional posts on the Ragged Cloth Cafe by accomplished textile artists, that are well worth the time to read.