tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17631227.post114529649891324083..comments2023-05-08T05:32:14.745-04:00Comments on I never metaphysical I didn't like: Day offCrimsonCrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03623250128455773738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17631227.post-1145403236435892202006-04-18T19:33:00.000-04:002006-04-18T19:33:00.000-04:00gb herron and silver,Thank you greatly for your in...gb herron and silver,<BR/><BR/>Thank you greatly for your interest and feedback. I find it thrilling in a way I would not have suspected, to find that some people are seeing my art. I guess I always thought doing it for its sake was enough, but I have to admit, I like knowing someone is looking. Not "judging" but looking and responding. Thank you both!<BR/><BR/>The reliquary has meaning for me on several levels. Formost that the fish symbol has been used for millennia as a symbol associated with the Great Mother Goddess. As the outline of her vulva. The symbol was often drawn by overlapping two thin crescent moons. One shortly before the new moon; the other shortly after. Of course the Moon has long been associated with the Goddess. And so, "the stars."<BR/><BR/>Also, I did, indeed intend the connections you mention silver. BTW I found those starfish at <I>least</I> 20 years ago and have carried them around, tenderly ever since. They said they had to be in the piece.<BR/><BR/>Again, thanks. Come back now, y'hear!CrimsonCrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623250128455773738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17631227.post-1145359790460488352006-04-18T07:29:00.000-04:002006-04-18T07:29:00.000-04:00yes, fish and stars. Defined by stars. I loved tha...yes, fish and stars. Defined by stars. I loved that, too. It's so evocative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17631227.post-1145336781773797312006-04-18T01:06:00.000-04:002006-04-18T01:06:00.000-04:00In addition to the great depths of those greens, w...In addition to the great depths of those greens, what really catches my eye about this piece is the fish associated with the text, "defined by stars." There's also such an unusual connection to the adage, "as above, so below", illustrated by placing the fish among the stars...and starfish.<BR/><BR/>Whether you intended all those connections to be there or if they're serendipitious, this is a very thought-provoking work of art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17631227.post-1145322656744166762006-04-17T21:10:00.000-04:002006-04-17T21:10:00.000-04:00very nice, Crow! A box! 3 dimensions! Insides and ...very nice, Crow! A box! 3 dimensions! Insides and outsides, backs and fronts!<BR/><BR/>A reliquary? For fish? It reminds me--I just put an old Sucrets tin in my special cabinet. We buried our first fish, Bozo, in a Sucrets tin. I tried to dig him up some time later, but the whole box was gone.<BR/><BR/>I love that you feel you have passed into a new phase. That is such good news. You are amassing your own history of artistic experience. That is a totally reliable thing. You can trust it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com