Mud Puddle

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Mud Puddle, abstract art by Amy Crook

Mud Puddle by Amy Crook, $444

This is one of the last of my tea experiments from a few months ago. I had the piece sitting around for weeks and weeks not really being anything, until one day I was in a crosshatching mood and suddenly I saw it as a mud puddle just needing a grassy lawn all around it. The puddle itself was made of strong black tea, and the spots of texture were big crystals of salt, some of which had a bit of watercolor left on them to add a touch of color to the tea.

Mud Puddle, 5″x5″ mixed media on paper, $444, framed, with free shipping.

I spent a couple of hours putting in the green pen-and-ink grass around the tea puddle, and I took photos with my iPhone as it progressed (though I forgot to take a before shot, oops).

Mud Puddle, work in progress, by Amy Crook

Mud Puddle, work in progress, by Amy Crook

When I’m working on a piece like this, I often spin it this way and that while I’m working to get a better angle for whatever I’m doing. Then, if it’s an abstract piece, I look at it in all four directions before I decide on which way is really up and sign it.

Mud Puddle, detail, by Amy Crook

Mud Puddle, detail, by Amy Crook

There’s a bit of subtle sparkle in the area where some of the salt sat, but the chunks remained mostly intact instead of dissolving into the tea, so there’s no crystal formations beyond the tiny ones you can see above.

The frame I’ve got it in is a little lighter than it shows in the photo, though I’m considering one even a shade lighter to go better with the delicate tea-dyed puddle.

Mud Puddle, framed art by Amy Crook

Mud Puddle, framed, by Amy Crook, $444

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