Almost Final Structure

Just before Christmas I made what I hoped were the final decisions for a very small edition of a book called Channelling Betty; a homage to one of my heroines, the artist Betty Goodwin. I had done several mock-ups, gotten permission from Edward Docx to use his words [I had been reading his book Pravda, while I was working on the images, and if you haven't read it I urge you to. As you can tell I loved it.] Finally got around to photographing it yesterday. A few small changes and I'll start to print. As you can see it's my favourite accordion fold structure.

Beauty in Mended

As I was putting away the huge movers blanket, that we use to wrap our works when we transport them, I was struck by its beauty. Not just in it's usefulness and practicality, but by the obvious care someone had taken in mending it. And I remembered first seeing Betty Goodwin's Tarpaulin works: where she had used old truck tarpaulins, hanging them and folding them. Somehow they were unspeakably poignant.

Movers Blanket

Betty Goodwin, Tarpaulin No. 2, 1974–1975 

At The AGO

Saw the Eva Hesse, Agnes Martin and Betty Goodwin show at the AGO on Tuesday. The Martin paintings are gorgous; so quiet, you feel yourself sinking down into them. The Hesse portion of the exhibit has a wonderful room with studio works', maquettes of bigger work and /or ideas she was working with in the studio. While the Goodwin area has a few large works, one of the tarps, 2 large drawings and 4 long vitrines of her notebooks. The notebooks are fascinating as they cover her work from the 60's to 2004. There is also a area to watch videos of each artist.

windows at the AGO

windows at the AGO

windows at the AGO