DJG Reflects on Submission for “The Grab Bag Book”
1.) What are…Your thoughts and reflections on the experience of exploring your creativity?
-Question by: Ethan Bodnar / Creator-Curator of “The Grab Bag Book” / 2009 – HOW Books
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A painting was grab bagged for me to make. I’ve been wishing to log some more hours with paint of late as it has been many years since the rusty army box with the tubes of color has been tackled. Originally, I had the itch to paint a pile of shoes. Something about the way the shoes are slung from the feet and left for rest at the south of my kitchen table strikes my compositional fancy. However, in preparation I found another personal pile to sift through. This being many scribbles and writings on paper scraps. I’ve had the means to flesh these out and decided to just up and do it for practice. “Spring Rain Wind Blows Only Truths To Expose All Those Shut-In Soups & Sandwiches Pressed Against My Clothes” was written on my walk to work one year ago. I felt the mid-west winter insulation exposed as the young spring wind blew the view for all to see. I clap loudly for signs and typography painted by hand anyway, and i typically see some on my walks. So, it was a hoot for me to play with my words further and I plan on continuing with the rest of the paper scraps from my silly life for the remainder of my life. Besides, I think my skills are a bit too lacking to tackle a pile of shoes right out the chute with paint. In the mean time, I’ll just let them keep carrying my thoughts on the walks to and from work.
From,
-DJG