It is week 20 of Liz & Kalli Tuesdays and I wonder where all that time has gone. It seems like only yesterday that we took that hike in Griffith Park and decided we needed a weekly art challenge. So here we are, at week 20 and our word is gilded. Mine is on top and Kalli's is on the bottom. These compliment each other very well I think. I find that the more showy and ornamental something is, the more I am suspicious of its authenticity and sincerity. I was doodling about with great intricacy and detail, trying to create a sketch that was truly gilded, yet at the very center it was hollow. Strangely enough, that is what Kalli has done here with her eggs too. Though she did not express this idea to me, she did say that she hollowed out the eggs and dipped them in gold leaf wax. Then she photographed them out of focus to catch the blobs of light sparkling off the nest of "angelina" fibers. So both of us created something really bedecked and bedazzled, but at their centers there is not a lot of substance. Interesting, don't you think?
Hello! I'm Liz Scott - mama to two little ones, maker, and all around curiosity chaser. I live with my family in Los Angeles, where we seek to fill each day with adventure, joy and creativity. I write about it all here on the blog. Thank you for visiting.
