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Bonnie: Posted on Wednesday, November 02, 2011 10:34 PM
Body language is by far the most ancient and widely “spoken” language of all times, with hand gestures at it's very core. While some are more animated then others, emotional situations will evoke instinctive hand movement in all of us. With this is mind, it should be no surprise that these gestures occur involuntarily during telephone conversations, when speaking in the dark, and, who would assume - even when the speaker is blind. Rodin's Hands - Paris  Some studies will propose that hands convey not only what we intend to say, but moreover what we choose to hide. In example, some believe that open palm gestures indicate candor whereas concealed hands are attributed to secrets and/or guilt.  While facial expressions convict our feelings, the intensity of emotions can be further extended through our hands. I am always fascinated with figurative artists who delineate emotions through a subject's hands. (right pic- "The Awakening" - sculpture at Hains park, Washington DC).  Shortly after the new year commenced (2011), I created my first wiremesh “snapshot” of hands, a simple yet celebrative gesture , a toast. While deprived in size (as I am used to somewhat of a larger scale), I was rewarded by the challenge of fine detail. Motivated by the concept "less is more", I next moved on to a more emotional study of hands and their place in relationships. Welcomed by endless expressions and icons, I chose to focus on unity and bonds where so much can be said without uttering a single word - we can embrace, connect and commit, and it's all... In our hands. "All it takes" "What it takes" "If we reach" |
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Bonnie: Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011 1:07 PM
Invited to entertain the walls of a wine cellar, I decided to create a few pieces which would answer to the specific theme. There is something about a glass of wine that seems to offer more than just its tasteful content – there is an alluring ambiance and a concealed consensus appreciating all good things matured.  With this in mind, I decided to out-step the boundaries of my usually strict "all-figurative" approach, and incorporate a wine glass into a new piece.Albeit my apprehensions, as the piece took form I was pleased to have succumbed. Slender, feminine, petite yet fully matured, I chose to name this piece “Petite Syrah” – a wine described by the experts as “full bodied, while baring a very mellow structure”.  To fully satisfy the theme the next two pieces were created together, back to front images, each offering the viewer an intimate invitation - respectively assuming the titles “A Toast” and “A Night Cap”.  Last I’m sharing a picture taken at the opening night, April 1st, at Harmony House, Cohoes, NY, with the wine series in full. Here I am surrounded by my family also known as -"amazing support team" /"logistics"/ "art managers" and "advisory board", as well as Janet Tanguay and new local friends. Janet (to my son's immediate right), is not only the diligent angel-agent responsible for this and many other shows, but also a huge inspiration for some of my recent pieces. Next door is also a great bake shop & restaurant, where more of my larger pieces are on display. As for me... on to more pieces for my next show! |
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Bonnie: Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2011 1:51 PM
While racing to keep up with all my commitments and shows (and if that sounded like a complaint, it was not… keep it coming, it’s wonderful!), I take on yet but another “assignment” - to create a piece to hang in the Entrepreneurship Department within the offices of a Chamber of Commerce.  I admit, I always love a good challenge (I rarely deny one), and timing is never an issue but rather a component. But I’m not alone in this… how many of us are most creative when we have no free time, and most productive when we have hungry deadlines to feed? So, yes, I’m in.  My challenge? – keeping true to the figurative work I love, driven by capturing personal moments we can intimately identify with, while creating something which is suitable for an office in a corporate setting. My theme? Well… Entrepreneurship – and thankfully, a subject conveniently saturated with ideologies and instructive quotes to lean into. With an understanding that this piece would be visited by an audience of newborn risk-takers, viewers who have outgrown their security blankets and are seeking to realize their dreams, this piece needed to deliver a message - Do it! Take the plunge! Leap!  Sure enough, I’m offered the quote “Leap, and the net will appear”, John Burroughs – which is a guiding phrase and even a motto in this office. Excellent. With a clear concept in hand, and with much thanks to a very open minded and not to mention, a very creative initiator - thank you Janet Tanguay, I had set out to work. Here are some snapshots from the process and the final result.... Our version of “Leap, an the net will appear” is now complete and being delivered tomorrow! |
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