Work in process

Although working primarily in 3 dimensions with clay and fiber, I can feel a shift toward a desire to paint. I am currently teaching classes about seeing the aesthetic quality in art and I have studied a great number of paintings over the past few years.  Here I have the best of both worlds by painting with a glorious pallet of dyed wool.  I am able to paint structurally, layering the colored wool with a special needle that has teeth to catch the fibers and attach to a thick piece of carpet. Here is experimental work in process:

Listening to Vivaldi's Storm helps in the repetitive punching process.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKxOWvrmiZs&feature=fvwrel

      After the Storm, (experimental work in process) Patty Papatheodore, 2011