The Bield is a special place near Perth, Scotland. Gail and i first travelled there as friends last summer and have returned several times for simple retreat days, creative and reflective.
[to bield means to shelter in Scots]
...wandering outside, collecting. A leaf curling at its fingertips, browning in the elements; a twig discarded and forlorn; lichen in pale hues of green; a feather sodden and dulled; a flower plucked; a grass tugged.
Collage Process
Start with the card, collect some items and brush glue across the card. Create the river - add, remove, change around... Let the space speak, see it as it is inhabited - blue fabric suggests sky, brown tissue the earth... wasteland or wild places?
Large sheet of burgundy card,tissue and crepe paper -
blues, greens, white;
fabric of hessian, satin, wool,
bubble wrap, chippings,
foam cut-outs;
PVA glue, hairspray, tape;
magazine clippings -
words, phrases, letters,
boots, cows, flowers, birds, fairies, trees,
scenery - a dead body floating face down in the water.
Does the swan fly through the sky
or does the air carry her graceful body effortless in the space?
A fairy swims up there
a butterfly flaps and a damselfly swoops
all under the piercing eye of the falcon.
Two cows stand on the river's edge
udders full, minds wandering
as they meditate on the items that drift past.
A pair of walking boots stand to attention,
laces untied.
Is the body beached below the owner?
Did he drift past the cows?
Did the falcon notice?
The body bleaches slowly -
driftwood now,
encompassed in art.
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