Family photographs so far...

I've been busily digging through old family photos looking for images that I can use for my main glow in the dark mural. Here are few of my favorites.

Grandad, sometime in the late 30's or early 40's.

Grandad as a child, he looks to be about 6 here so this is circa 1918.

My favorite picture of Grandad,  drunk in a field, with guns. Sometime in the 30's I believe.

Grandma (I think), showing what balloons can do for a lady's figure.

Grandma as a child, circa 1924.

Grandma as a child, circa 1924.

Grandma, circa late 30's or early 40's. I never actually got to meet her, unfortunately she died when my mother was 17.

Working on my independent study for the summer.

After a brief, but much needed break I'm back to working on my summer independent study. Throughout the summer I will be studying using glow powders with enamels, furthering the basic research I've done for my small grant.

While initially the main piece I was going to work on was a large necklace it has evolved into a large mural instead. So far my explorations of forms has taken me to altar pieces and puzzles. I'm working within the frame work of memory loss and death so being able to do something that isn't meant to be worn and is more of a display piece is pretty liberating. Depending on where I take this it could be both, part wearable works that fit together like a puzzle to create a larger wall mounted artwork.

So far I've been researching inspirations and scanning in old family photographs that will be worked into the mural. Here are a few inspirations...

Ghent Altarpiece (Closed), Hubert & Jan van Eyck, circa early 15th Century, completed around 1430-1432.

Ghent Altarpiece (Open), Hubert & Jan van Eyck, circa early 15th Century, completed around 1430-1432

Verdun Altar, Nicholas of Verdun, Klosterneuburg Monastery, 1181.

Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle