Millhaven Creek Awakes with the Sun…
Living near the rural escarpment that runs north of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, we are experiencing the transition from winter to spring. The fast-running rivers and creeks are now carrying the raging waters after melting begins south toward Lake Ontario. Heading off to walk early in the mornings to catch the
Winter Guest
Winter Light on Winter Solstice
Interference patterns
38,6″ x 48,8″ hand dyed cotton, hand painted, machine quilted From a physical point of view, light has wave properties. To prove this, the double-slit experiment was developed. Light is sent from a light source through two narrow parallel gaps onto a projection surface. If the light were not a
Light Through a Wooden Screen
Last Fall I visited a Japanese temple to see a beautiful screen called Kumiko-zaiku. This traditional wooden screen is handcrafted and uses no nails. Narrow wood pieces flow to interweave the dense and open areas. To represent this design with cloth I will cut long strips and sew them together
In the Deep Woods
When I read about our new prompt, I remembered some fabrics that I made during my summer artist residency in 2019. I had sun-dyed some fabric with sun paint and natural plant materials. These were just waiting for the right opportunity, and as they were literally made by sunlight I
Patience
Karol Kusmaul I am writing this on a foggy overcast morning in Florida (the Sunshine state). It’s amazing the effect that sunlight can have on our dispositions and energy. Fortunately, I can at least write about light with this portrait project. We like to go to an outdoor seafood restaurant
Gaudi’s Windows
It was my turn to choose the prompt for this round and I have been saving this idea for such an opportunity. In keeping with my overall theme of Antoni Gaudi I went through my pictures taken on my last trip to Barcelona. It had been a few years since
Light My Fire
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog about my family firepit that inspired this piece. It’s where we gather each evening to share our day. My favorite part of our gathering is when the roaring flames turn to embers, the stars come out and we hear the quiet of
Buildings
This is an application of repetitive patterns that can be seen on the exterior of buildings. It look like simple patterns, but as each pattern was combined, different designs came out from time to time.Finally, the intended simplicity became more complex and a design with a little abstract feeling was
BUILDING, Sunset Over Lake Ontario
Inspired by the beauty of the southwestern skies above Lake Ontario in Kingston, ON.
Roads Travelled
Well this started out well as I thought of the prompt “Building”. For my work I travelled all over the South Island of New Zealand in November / December and I kept thinking of the pioneers who built the roads in and around the valleys, around the mountains to the