In love with the light

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I believe we have both been drawn to this weeks spread because it speaks to us of pathways. And, as week one allowed us to open the gates of arrival, shouting "hello" to our "change of venue", this piece leads us into the river of our journey. My own dive into "swell" starts at the feet - which look to me like they are a craft of transportation along a maze of incredible sights. My juicy experience in this feast of painting, collage and words is heightened by the ever changing light quality. Yes, perhaps you can imagine that in person, holding ZBOOK, the sun sticker in the middle of the left side, actually blazes with brightness at times. Unbellievably, this quality is visibly tangible in the rays which have caught a different angle of light and thus popped in the scan, as has the brilliant yellow reflection of the leaf image (also a sticker piece). And this light dance is apparent in the sunset colors on the water of the middle-right, which if memory serves me, I shaded with irridecent colored pencils - awesome tools! I actually find myself moving around in viewing this onscreen, not with the mouse, but with my head and shoulders, trying to activate that transformation of the light which is possible in person, and oddly, I feel as though that potential has been captured. Props go out to the folks at ART & SIGN for helping us transfer the object of ZBOOK into these magnificent scans for online and otherwise - Thank you! And many cheers to Gladys for years of continued support - you da best mamma!

Finally, in keeping this post dedicated to "swells" movement through light play, I can't ignore the giant multicolored fly / bee whose wings are flashing with said light. I myself am not convinced of its truthful species thus the slash. I do know that when this creature first showed up on this page, and ever since, I have found it shocking, and that shock has always manifested in a strange laugh releasing from me upon sighting - it's never not come! I must admit that I love this bug (even now, I am giggling disturbingly), for multiple reasons, one being that it lifts me in its flight; it is an unexpected vehicle for my imagination. Perhaps another day, I will expand upon my love of the bug, but for now, I leave you with a word reflection from the seem of "swell" (just in case its hard to decipher).... "come back right here, we'll talk more....LUSH".
Be Good,
-J.