The Internet is a strange classroom where friendships spring up and thrive in surprising ways. You find yourself writing about purely personal things to people you've never actually met, and finding great satisfaction and comfort from this. Although, I have to say, I do tend to keep the personal stuff out of my actual blog, so neither I or my readers have to get squirmy reading it, and so my children don't have to kill me later....others bloggers understand how to write about their personal lives and I enjoy reading them: I don't do the personal well, unless it has to do with the progress of my polymer work. Then, it's fair game, and I'm a little more relaxed with it.
jibby and juna, Seascape #3 necklace
But last week polymer became more personal when I had an opportunity to meet Genevieve Williamson of jibby and juna, an artist I've admired for more than 3 years and with whom I've been corresponding for almost as long (I just looked back at our 78 Etsy conversations about everything under the sun....). Finding that the Van Gogh exhibition was sold out in Philadelphia, she and her family decided to visit the show's next stop at the National Gallery in Ottawa. I am so happy they decided to come here! It was the first time they had been to Ottawa and there is lots to see and do. Both of our families saw and enjoyed the Van Gogh exhibition. I was surprised that I so enjoyed the IMAX film that was on at the same time. There were many, many close-ups of his work. These were exquisitely lit so that it was easier to see the texture- the swirls, hills and valleys of Van Gogh's frenzied brushstrokes.
Carved ring
I think that if it is at all possible, the kids and I will be paying them a visit in Pennsylvania! A wonderful family! The only thing Genevieve and I would have enjoyed more is to talk endlessly about polymer and get playing with it together. But you can't do that to your long-suffering family, can you? My kids suffer my obsessions enough, I think.
Atlas drop earrings Carved pods
Obviously, I’m including some photos of Genevieve's work. I'm thinking that most of you who read my blog regularly already know her work, but on the off chance that you don't, take some time to study her serene and timeless constructions. These images are just a tiny dip from the jibby and juna bucket……And anyway, great work can never be enjoyed too often, can it?
Jibby and juna Sediment Bracelet
Jibby and juna Echo necklace (click on the picture to see more about this lovely…)
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