Thursday, August 8, 2013

CHANNELING (completed works)


Daisy Eneix, Lightning, 23x16", ink & graphite on paper
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Daisy Eneix, Rain, 23x16", ink & graphite on paper
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Daisy Eneix, Moon, 23x16", ink & graphite on paper
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Daisy Eneix, Float, 23x16", ink & graphite on paper
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Daisy Eneix, Faith, 23x15.5", graphite on paper
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INQUIRIES:


Overall
What states of being do people embody when they feel most present, attuned, aware, charged, connected to nature, an entity or a consciousness in this Universe that is greater than themselves? 
How can I explore this with others? 
How can I express it in drawing?

Process
How do I translate the intuitive experience of mark-making that I get from printmaking to drawing?
How do I combine gestural, atmospheric abstraction with careful representation?
How do I combine graphite and ink without one overwhelming the other?
How do I make room for more open space and less density in my completed work?
How can I enhance precision and remove peripherals, as in a poem?

Content
How do I continue this artistic path of connecting the visceral and ephemeral? 
How has its meaning evolved for me over time, and how can I go deeper into this topic, to previously unexplored territory? 

Collaboration
How do I engage other people in my work while still maintaining the freedom 
to work in solitude and fully listen and respond to where the Muse leads?

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These works were all completed during my month-long July residency in Can Serrat, Spain. I am grateful to them for the time, space and nutrition (literal and figurative) that allowed me the luxury of experiencing drawing as my sole priority.

Thank you for viewing!




Thursday, August 1, 2013

ANKH

I had great fun working on a commission for an Egyptian Ankh combined with four requested elements. After researching the Ankh's meaning I am fascinated: Egyptian symbol of life, unification of male/female, reference to ancient Snake Goddesses, and more. So much material!

I've enjoyed searching a way to weave everything together in a work that unifies all of the requested elements compositionally, symbolically, thematically, metaphorically AND that will look good on the body it is destined for - because ultimately, it's intended as a tattoo! So exciting...

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Daisy Eneix, ANKH, 23x16", graphite