I’ve been working on this artwork for some time already but am only now getting round to making a video about it to document the progress.
During the making of this piece, I would commence each making session with a short meditation whilst holding a particular moonstone.
I am honing my methodology of practice-based research using a combination of channeling with stardust, making with stardust, making about stardust and meditative journeying.
Commencing a piece of work by using a piece of stardust (in this case moonstone has Sodium, Potassium, Aluminium, Silicate plus various trace elements: V, Co, Ni, Zn, Ga, Ba and Pb.), I am using the stardust as an anchor to that piece. Using a channelling technique discussed in other videos in this Learning Log, I hope to be able to capture some of the energy from that stone into the painting.
Sources:
R. Venkateswara Rao a, P. Venkateswarulu b, C. Kasipathi c, S. SivaJyothi dVenkateswara Rao, R. et al (2013). Trace elemental analysis of Indian natural moonstone gems by PIXE and XRD techniques. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Vol 82. (Accessed October 2024)
Debbie New 