In a galaxy far, far away ...
(March, 2009)

No, this isn't yet another Star Wars spoof. I won't pretend to have the chops to follow in the hilarious footsteps of the Seths' of our time. My subject of today's post is, oddly enough, the result of a trip to the hardware store. That's where my inspiration for this piece was ignited. While my husband was picking up a gallon of paint for his office, I was amusing myself by exploring the various tools for the expert craftsman. To my delight, I encountered a number of things that I decided would be great to use in my next art experiment. Who knew that the very instruments professionals and amateurs alike use for taking down wall paper and cleaning their paint brushes could be so exciting?! The colours I used, silvers, coppers and browns, were also inspired by my adventures down aisles one through ten. The end result, however, was more cosmic than handy; and hardly reminiscent of the fixtures, fasteners and furnishings that motivated me. But perhaps that's because there's something celestial about craftsmanship. After all, Jesus was a carpenter, and Lord Viswakarma designed the Universe ...