A Mountain of Stars – 2 weeks to go – Getting exciting!!

With only 2 weeks till opening night I am finalising all that paperwork stuff that needs to be attended to … documenting each piece, pricing, naming, labelling, and artists statements… blergh…
I have never created a large body of work exploring a central theme before so this time the artist statement is actually relevant…
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Artist Statement for A Mountain of Stars
Today the five pointed star shape is one of the most universally used and recognised images throughout the world.
It is used in decorations, religions and emblems.  It represents so many different things to so many different people.
But why is that?
Why is that shape so ubiquitous?
The idea I am exploring within this body of work is that when humans first began noticing the world around them they saw the shape in nature.
This star shape subtly and subconsciously crept into our minds.
And, over time, the human race translated that into our own symbolic and written language.
As a kid I spent a lot of time exploring the bush near my home.  The shape jumped out at me.  And ever since then I began to see stars everywhere in nature.
The drawings I have presented here display the natural star shape I fell in love with.  I chose to use pointillism as I feel it is the best way to depict them because it has a very organic look.
Stippling is a very meditative art form, taking a lot of patience.  A single piece can take many hours to complete.  A steady hand is needed as a since dot in the wrong place can change the look of a whole piece.
I love that from a distance these works can look like simple pencil drawings.  It is only when one gets closer it can be appreciated that there are no straight lines and the whole thing is composed of a series of dots.
I strive to make art that is fun to create and beautiful to look at and I believe that these drawings achieved both.

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How was that? Not too shabby?
I keep feeling like there is something else I have forgotten to do….
Is there anything you forgot on your first solo exhibition? Anything you wish you had done? Or did and wish you didn’t?
The count down is real now…. I can’t wait!