Day 73 of Year 2 (Actually Day 74)
A new color ink came in the mail today. A sort of rose madderish red. It's always fun to push myself with something new. It got in the way of my flow tonight though. I felt stuck in the middle of this print which isn't common. I like this concept but I think it needs another draft. I hope it comes again tomorrow so I can work it some more. The past few weeks have been so busy. That combined with working some of my larger pieces for my show in January has limited my time in front of my printing plates. I hope to get a larger block of time this weekend to really let things unfold. Sometimes I'll make three or four versions of the same image until I hear it sing. It's like an internal harmony or vibration that comes through and you know you've hit it.
The Granary
By Dorothy Walters
I Know,
you want to speak,
you hovering overhead,
waiting.
All right, I say,
let the words come.
Let them flow
like grain from the granary bin,
streaming in torrents and waves,
rushing to return
their gold to the sun.
From Marrow of Flame (Such a wonderful book of poetry!) https://amzn.to/2mwOEIK