Its one of those days again when I get impatient to make something different,
and it does not really matter whether it is a Hawaiian or any other type of
canoe or ship, but simply one that is not alike the canoe models I made in the
last few months and which invites to be imaginative and creative to build it.
This process mostly starts in the middle of the night. I wake up and
pictures start forming in my mind. I see the lines of the boat or canoe, I can
visualize its beauty. I go through the mental process of building
or carving the model, piece by piece, step by step but fully aware that things
are easier done in one’s imagination than in reality. And it’s with this in mind
that I try to foresee the difficulties in wanting to
build this or that model and figure out solutions to resolve them.
The entire visualization process will stay fresh in my mind for days and I put
some of those mental pictures onto paper today by drawing the lines of that
Hawaiian sailing canoe that kept me awake for a couple of hours in the middle
of last night. The line drawings can be viewed on my Flickr.photo-album under
Hawaiiancanoes.
That happened to me last night! (mar.15 2009) and then happened upon your sight this morning. Beautiful work! what craftsmanship!
I’m an artist working on a series of paintings inspired by ancient polynesian myths and religious ceremonies,at a loss for direction in my work when I connected with your work, what next? Time will tell, Thanks for the inspiration. Jim Lee