My inspiration started in fourth grade when our teacher read to us from a book about the adventures of Marco Polo. I was entranced! It became a favorite day dream...traveling ancient roads, trading silk, precious stones, beads, meeting Kublai Khan and later I continued these dreams to include camel caravans carrying incense through the desert. None of these daydreams included robbers, dirt, heat, bad smells, etc...!
Each wall of this caravan box was a project in itself and then the connection to one another was also important. So it was like creating six pieces. I'm stopping the box series for now and going to pick up a project slower with less color, less demands...we shall see how long that will last?!
This piece does have an essence of the silk road, like something precious that has been carried a long way. I love how the top dome shape echoes the circles - beautiful and mysterious!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sharmon for taking the time to 'look' at this box and boy did you nail it! The silk road, mysterious ancient memories and the common thread into now...again thank you...I'm so tired of one word comments or thumbs up which I'm guilty of too!
DeleteWhat a wonderful richness of color & texture! I love how each element (side) is unique, and all of the detail that has gone into them. It was great to hear about just how far back the inspiration for this project reaches, and how your "dreams" for it evolved over the years. (I can see why you might need a break from such involved work for now!)
ReplyDeleteTruly smiling after reading this thoughtful comment. So nice to be seen...thank you!
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