Out of the Blue!

Last week I had another "Out of the Blue" experience to ponder on an art piece. The requirements of the theme was to use recycled plastic, something round, something blue and something inspired by nature. (I chose to chalk one up for mother nature!) The fact that I am aging and my biological clock winding down, had my cycle so off that "Out of the Blue", Aunt Flo made a surprise visit 5 weeks late. Hormones change, so The mood swings played an important part of the facial expression in the piece as I sketched raised eyebrows, flared nostrils and an evil grin, all the while playing " Evil Woman" that I added to my favorite sound tracks. lol I then marked off the face in increments of 12, much like a clock with the main markings at 12,3,6 and 9. I wanted to use a recognizable portion of the tampon applicators , so I incorporated both parts easily without altercations. The hard part was deciding how they would be attached. I ended up using kabob skewers and cloth covered florist's wire. It was coming out nicely, but still lacking something! I need contrast and variety and it was then that I heard the familiar words in my head from the fearless leader of an online art group of a woman being in" full bristle"! And so bristle spikes it would be!!!! I added some" hot flashes" of fusing crystals (which was quite a touchy subject in itself )to melt them onto the plastic applicators. Luckily I only had( lit one fuse) to replace one. In spite of this one taking much longer than expected to construct, it was quite a humorous experience. This project will remain in my studio to be the controversial conversation piece to those who enter and view her . I couldn't help but name her AUNT FLO. Perhaps it will be a new trend on saving even the smallest product of all for the land fill. Women CAN make a difference! (Oh, and if anyone asks where this woman is from.... we can just say.... Tampon Bay! lol)