Jerusalem Rosary & The Termites Are At It Again, My Love | Images © Copyright 2012 Mel LV Ruiz
My pieces for Revolution Yoga’s Art Show, and an explanation about “Termites”, because I always get asked, why a heart, why call it termites, etc?
I really liked this one verse from Joseph Arthur’s “Termite Song” (I’d post it, but the file is too large for tumblr) Here’s the verse:
“And though I really tried, I never have been good
And for my missing heart, I carve one out of wood
Now I see the termites crawling into me
After they are finished, I wonder where you’ll be”
So yea, if you’re in the neighborhood, swing by and check out the show. It should be pretty sweet!
View full pieces here:
The Termites Are At It Again, My Love
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Revolution Art Gallery Presents: WHY?
Opening Reception March 10th, 6-9pm
@ Revolution Yoga
7 North Village Avenue Rockville Centre, NY 11570
(516) 619-6421
“Jerusalem Rosary” Alter & “Termites” Revamped | In progress | Images © Copyright 2012 Mel LV Ruiz
A few in progress shots. Fixing/remixing 2 pieces for a group show next month…
Jerusalem Rosary | Details | Images Copyright © 2011 LV Ruiz ♥Ineffable3
Here are a few detail shots of the final piece. Full view here: Jerusalem Rosary
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(final images re-shot by the very awesome & photo handy Lata Dyal - Thanks Lata!)
Bird (re)progressions as of yesterday. Pardon my brush stroke eff ups…Eh, screw it - they’ll be too tiny to notice anyway ;P
A snippit of this mornings bird progress.
When in doubt, carve it out.
So yea, I woke up pretty unhappy with things this morning. Wasn’t diggin’ how my bird/flowers were looking, so I said screw it, and sanded everything off (sans face). Oh yea, I also notched this little piece in. The cross is pretty important to the piece as a whole, so I decided to make it stand out the way it should.
There will be more of a mess tomorrow I’m sure…
I began painting yesterday, and the progress I made was pretty bad. I’ve gotten so rusty in the past year - but I have good reason dammit! Anyways, I sanded down my mistakes (sulked) and slept on it. This morning, I redrew my image, took a deep breath and got back at it. And I must say, it’s not too shabby!
Hello, from the other side.
