This was an exercise that my mom and I did years ago. There was a teacher who suggested it – the assignment was to put the cool colors on one axis and the warm on the others. But that meant that some colors would not be mixed with each other. So, I chose 22 colors and put the same colors along the side and the top and mixed them all with each other. I didn’t fully mix them, just let them swirl around in a square of water. It ended up having great energy. When I’ve hung this piece in my festival booth, I’ve hung it down low because small children are really, really drawn to it. I remember loving the spectrum of colors when I was a little girl – and in fact I still do!
22″x22″ – 2002? – My private collection
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