a bit about the jar project

 I began the jar project in January 2013

it started as an idea that I mooted with my sister in November

... that we collaborate on a photographic project together

a project that allowed each of us to work within
our usual styles, colours, themes, etc.

whilst exploring new ways of looking at things

6th March 2013 - week 7
the jar project

each week we explore  refraction, reflection, distortion

opacity, light, bokeh, colours and textures through photography

by photographing objects/subject matter

either in or through our jar or glass vessels
you start to find there are so many other things gong on
there are beautiful reflections, light bouncing, colours changing
shapes bending and distorting

as well as noticing and capturing interesting backgrounds
the jar itself can be interesting
the photo above is of the thread of the jar

each week the subject matter of my jar has been either
connected to something that I'm working on at the time
or something on my desk ... 

which serves as a kind of diary thought 

as all of my jars reflect my thought process for that day

here I used my oldest and most faithful paint brush

it's the brush I use a lot for painting backgrounds

painting tyvek, fibretex, geospun and collages

it's a sadly neglected brush ... I do wash it out (of course!)

but it's rusted with bristles splaying ... and does the job

so my one word title for this jar is ...
"neglect"

also on my desk you can make out William Shakespeare
and some other papers that I'd started to gather
for a paper swap with mixed media artist Brian Kasstle
organised by FM of Lawendula

my parcel of things was posted to Brian in Long Beach, California
a couple of weeks ago and I'll share more on that another time


William Shakespeare in my jar huh?