Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Eye to Eye



"The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected;
the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition."
- W. H. Auden 


"Eye To Eye"
There is certainly no boredom here.
This small 'memory mirror' came together effortlessly, with bits and bling from my studio seeming to position themselves exactly where they wanted to be on the wooden frame. It all started with the green eye in the center, fitting perfectly inside the vintage car emblem.
In the end, when I set the small mirror inside the frame, the surprise was the number of eyes looking back at me. There are 23 eyes on the front, (plus my own 2 eyes lin the mirror, for a total of 25). 
The back is collaged with the inside pages of a book on "cocktail party conversations". I tried to count the eyes on this illustration, but I stopped counting at 60 . . .
Later when it came time to give this piece a title, I considered: "Eye Level", "The Eyes Have It", "Cat Eye", "Here's Looking At You", "I See You", "Eye, Eye, Eye", and so on.
But then I came across the quote by W.H Auden, and I chose to title it "Eye to Eye" because the piece seems to come to life only when the viewer looks into the mirror and realizes that all those eyes are looking back.
A 12"x12" wall mirror embellished with bits and bling from here and there.

12 comments:

  1. mon oeil ne s'ennuie pas en admirant ton miroir...

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    1. merci Elfi. venant de vous, ce qui signifie beaucoup!

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  2. Where do you get all your bits & bobs. I think you may be the only person that has more "stuff" than me! Love this one so much to look at. x Joan

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    1. Joan!
      if you only knew! (i have all my friends 'trained - any time they clean out a junk drawer, or a jewelry box, or loose an earring . . . it comes to me!) Ha! Ha! Sometimes things just show up at my door, which is great. I love what i do!

      oh yes, there are the flea markets and garage sales, and the long walks i take along our creek . . . frankly, i just can't help myself . . .

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  3. A very clever piece - you had me searching for those eyes. I often come over to browse through your pieces. They inspire me.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Donna! I am glad you like my work! (i send you an email to give you a hint as to where the 'eyes' are.
      do come back.

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  4. I sure would love to see your workplace/studio. I bet it is filled to the brim with everything!:) Excellent piece and love the title.

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    1. Gloria,
      if you are ever in the hood (1 hr north of SF) stop by, i would love to show you around. (we could be art comadres . . . )

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  5. I had to use my translator to leave a comment, but love this piece of EYE candy!!

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    1. hi E

      i've missed you!
      thanks for stopping by and figuring out how to use 'translator'
      hope your computer/blogger problems are a thing of the past.

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  6. Very nice! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment. I have gotten lazy and haven't been visiting others lately! Shame on me!

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  7. I love that quote about the ears and the eyes and your creative work.
    Liz @ Quirky Vistas

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