Tarla I find so engaging in her straight forward talking about her sketchbooks, they are beautifully simple illustrations that to me hold so much value. “…you make a little thing and another little thing and another little thing, and eventually you see a possibility.” The ideas that are generated, the sequence of images lead from one thought to the next. They catch ideas to refer to for larger works and to hold on to a thought. This way of documenting is a trait my practice can identify with. What I find engaging is Tarla’s what appears to be a free-flowing narration in her sketchbooks, like the images are talking to her, they have this immediate record that kind of leaves you looking for more insights. Like where is the sketch going, what’s the story, I really find this so playful and at the same time, it is like the recording is going on in my head, where will this lead to. This week Dom said to me I need to get out of drawing in my journal and move on to large sheets of paper and mediums Tarla inspires me to go and do it. She discusses her exhibition At First Light LA 3 July 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfx46ojAbRE two works of animations, where 1700 paintings were created for approximately two minutes of animation. Tarla talks about the brain how for her she paints quite fast and making these paintings was a way of just focusing solely on the process, without pre-planning, why can’t I focus like this. This could be a good project for getting out of my jumbled way of working.
Quote David Frankel, Helaine Posner, and Kiki Smith, “In Her Words: Interview with David Frankel.”