wrapping up spectacle and moving on to ritual

i am just giving a brief summery of how my spectacle project turned out for people (aka julia) who may not have seen it.
i ended up painting images in watercolor of the pasque parade on some pieces of scrape metal that i found and arranging them in a manner that is vaguely reminiscent of the accordian style book form that i was exploring earlier this semester in the sketchbook class. this piece was moderately successful. i was pleased with how well the paint adhered to the rusted metal surface. the texture and transparency of this mark was the most successful aspect of the project. i will probably try and tweak ares of this project to make it more successful. there was some variation within the mark-making which i wish was more uniform. the side of one of the metal pieces was without rust and therefore did not accept the paint as well, so this side was much brighter than the other. i am exploring ways to tone down this side and possibly increase the contrast in areas on the other sides so the images are more apparent.

i am still unsure as to where my ritual project will go. i have several ideas one of which involves incorperating it with my sketchbook project. i am however trying to give it a little time to mull around in my brain. i will be traveling this weekend which should give me some time to think about all the different options in a less stressful atmosphere.