After yesterday's list of things you didn't know about me especially the art/medicine career I coveted, I thought I would dig up this image of a fiber piece I did as a gift years ago. Tell me I shouldn't have pursued medical illustration! (Netter Wanna-Be!!!)I can't help it; I love *parts*. I love how things work. Like the images in the corners that were from a stress test I had---I begged copies of the images---my heart at work! It was fascinating! I could see the actual beat, the inflow and outflow of blood, muscles working......it was wonderful. I knew it had to be put into fiber.
This is made from an assortment of techniques, both art related, quilting related and mixed media. A perfect rubber stamp, computer printed background fabric of DaVinci's skeletal drawings, the main heart image printed lightly on fabric and then completely redrawn with prismacolor pencils and enough wool batting put in so that it would have dimension. I used pigma pens for details, thread, embossing powder, beads, sequins, felt with tissue paper applied to look like leather......you have to click on the photo to see the details.
And that line running across the work is my heartbeat.
It makes me sit and realize what an amazing machine the heart is and what a miracle the whole of the body is, in health and in illness---large muscles and micro organisms---it is a work of beauty!
Sorry; I have to wax eloquently upon occasion here, due to the fact the DH has heard it over and over and I am not sure he shares the same interest and curiosity that I do.
That's okay.......my heart still beats for him too anyway! ;-)
Life, in all it's stages, is wondrous. See it. Enjoy it.
I bid you.....
Pax.
