Variations on a Theme-More New Work

I'm continuing to work on this "Pattern Recognition" project, utilizing heavily textured material as a subject matter. It is a continuation of earlier experiments with the ambiguity of depth in relation to surface textures. I plan to have four pieces in this series, each 20" by 20". The first one was utilizing the small sticks that wash ashore regularly in slick-like masses. The second piece was an expanded view of the surface of the water that I had done a small sketch for earlier. I'm currently working on the third one which will have stones as the subject matter and the fourth will make use of dead fish that wash ashore in a variety of states of post mortem deconstruction. Along with breaking up the surface with the textures of the materials, I'm also artificially breaking it up with inorganic divisions that are not intended to relate to the materials or the subject matter, just interrupt it somehow. So far I am liking the results.

On another note, the Equinox is coming up and if the weather permits we will be having the annual celebration on the beach, so if you are around and want to stop by, it will be Saturday, September 25th anytime after 2:00 until sunset. The beach is just west of Baer Beach or accessed by the steps at the end of the road that is just west of Blackstone, it is called Shorehaven.

In the last two weeks the lake has also coughed up enough stone to finish this year's version of the Stonewave. I suppose that this would actually be the third in the series of big sculptures. I have about two to four courses of stone to lay and it will be done...as much as these things can be done....That's all for now.