This piece reminds me of a bow (as in a bow and arrow) flexing as its string is pulled back with an arrow ready to be flung by the string. I imagined that the bow is being flexed over the bow of a ship, as the waves from the water below ripple, rise, and fall. Waves are sources of power, whether if they’re from water, light, or sound. Many of these sources of power are latent in this time period of the “fire wagon.”
It is part of my Micro-Chimerisms series. I wanted to play around with pieces and parts composing my mosaic drawings by making them with color instead of just the usual black ball-point pen designs. I accomplished that goal in this particular drawing by using felt-tipped pens with both magic markers, and water-based markers.
The green and blue swaths and waves that compose the background in this image dominate the eye’s view as you look at it from afar. And when you walk up closer—or zoom in closer—you can see the intricate details of what I call the flexing bow. It is composed of both my usual black ball-point pen mosaic designs, as well as the added color schemed designs.
Many of the shapes and colors repeat themselves, thus encouraging a sense of regularity, harmony, and uniformity. A sense of cooperation can be felt in this work as the bow’s upper limb stretches back for another arrow to be flung out into a sky of dreams. Perhaps the circular structures at the center of the bow’s limb look like eyes. This can be seen as a sort of self-reflection—a self awareness—as one feels the stretching of limbs and muscles in the morning time, getting ready to face the day with peace and calm.
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