Scattershot
More Wholly Here
in medias res
i walk to my studio,
reconnect briefly with a journal page
where i'd begun messing about
haphazardly
a few days ago.
i tear a bit of paper,
collage it to my mess,
splatter india ink.
the ink runs
amok,
not to my eye’s pleasure.
i grab a square of toilet tissue,
blot the ink,
make a different mess,
spy a nearby metallic pen,
what if? …
and resolve that bit of composition.
all heart opening—
these moments of generative engagement.
a portal, a gift—
these moments.
expansive—
these moments.
8×8″; acrylic, ink, oil pastel, and Lolacollage on paper
journal exploration
2024
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10 responses to “Scattershot”
I just came from our guest room where, impulsively, I’d covered the bed with a drop cloth and set up a minimalist makeshift ‘studio’ space from which to impulsively go back into a painting already hanging on the wall there and indulge in a fast-and-furious mad dash of what ifs, immediately after which I opened my computer and there were your MOST welcome comments! In answer to my second guessing self-talk, i.e. “Did I just wreck that painting?”, I discovered that no, I had not; I’d been INSPIRING! Well, hot damn!
You DID take note of the Lolacollage pieces, yes??
xo
Roseanne, what a lovely hug of affirmation. Thank you!
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