PAINTING STARS ON CHAIRS
Added 2022-07-14 22:27:48 +0000 UTCI've been obsessed with stars lately: I have a black star on the wall in the kitchen that initially was a reminder of Bowie's last album Blackstar and then quickly became something else, as I've always been a night sky gazer and have during the past couple years paid more attention to astrology as an extension of my astronomy obsession. Then 2 weeks ago, I got a black star tattoo on my bum (my very first tattoo! as a marker of this new time in my life without parents) and the day before yesterday a friend brought me 2 chairs for my cottage and by the time he returned a couple hours later I had painted yellow stars on one of them. Yesterday I did the blue ones and today, you have the pictures here in progress, but really all that is left to do is a few more coats on the stars so that none of the color is blurry or seethrough. I have painted clothes many times, but in the moment I can't remember painting any designs on furniture. My daughter was gifted a kid's chair by her other grandfather (now both of her grandfathers are passed) that is painted with spots and patterns, very kidlike, and she still has it in her bedroom, like a favorite possession. I remember long ago being at the wood shop of a friend who makes furniture and a guy coming to pick up a piece, and saw me there drawing in my sketchbook, and he exclaimed: You two could make a fun and beauitful collaboration with his furniture and your paintings on the furniture! We didn't take it all that seriously but today I see his point. : )
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