3 the fifth season, Lammas

2 the fifth season, Lammas

"center ring 52"

Earth oxate, ochre pigment & wheat paste installed with repurposed wood post

I like to watch the fifth season theory, Lammas. This year’s early August Summer storm front signaled the change as storms often do. High winds, some rumbles and lots of rain. Two nights down into the 40 and 50s. We are in a new season. The grains, Winter Squashes and beans are ready for harvest. The length of the day is a bit more noticeably shorter as the angle of the Sun lessens and the colors change.

Here in the Northeast the greens change to the metallic Copper, Zinc Brassy, and Copper Tin Bronzy tonalities. The Amber grains and a full spectrum of beans. There are deeper darks with contrasting light colors of the Sun as its light refracts and reflects differently now as it spends more time during the day shining through the lower atmospheres.

I was having fun writing this and then it struck me, “with very fine heavy metal particles floating around in our atmosphere how does that effect the colors of the season?” – one of those deeper darker spaces!

This is the first piece of "the fifth season" Series or "toilet paper series" with more in the studio... 

the fifth season, Lammas

Earth oxide and oxate pigments

Pine Pinus alba resin & inclusions

egg yolk

citrus solv®

toilet paper

Khadi paper

"center ring 51"

Earth oxate, ochre pigment & wheat paste installed with repurposed wood post

"Yellow Dock Rumex crispus Field theories"