‘Is the tape part of the work?’
Grand plans, that’s what I had. It was going to be the first of a series of works on wooden board and I already knew what I wanted to do. But then came the suggestion ‘Is the tape part of the work?’
Gosh. No. It’s not…. wait.
Ah, the eyes of other people! They see other things. I had taped the edge of the wood to protect it while I was working with it. However, as the tape is a vibrant blue, it played off the colours I was working with on the board.
(c) 2012 Naomi Nicholls, Is the tape part of the work? (detail view)
Acrylic and low-tack painters tape on wooden board
(c) 2012 Naomi Nicholls, Is the tape part of the work? (side view)
Acrylic and low-tack painters tape on wooden board
(c) 2012 Naomi Nicholls, Is the tape part of the work?
Acrylic and low-tack painters tape on wooden board
For the moment, it stays. I think they were right. It is part of the work.
Makes me giggle every time I see it though.
