{"id":10469,"date":"2023-10-17T17:31:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T21:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=10469"},"modified":"2023-10-19T08:42:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T12:42:51","slug":"filling-the-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/filling-the-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Filling the Well"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before I get to the point of this post, here’s a quick peek at what I’ve been working on lately. I have a way to go with the stitching in the tree, but I’m getting there. Gaining a bit of distance by being out of the studio has helped to resolve a couple of lingering questions while simultaneously stirring up some new ideas.<\/p>\n

\"In

\u00a9Elizabeth Fram, in process<\/p><\/div>\n

With that in mind, how do I encapsulate all the rich visual inspiration gleaned from a week in Lisbon? As I revisit my photos and sketch journal, it’s hard to miss the synchronicity between the many varied elements that caught my eye.<\/p>\n

Here’s a small taste of what I saw.<\/p>\n

Light<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Targus<\/p>\n

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Color<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Pink<\/p>\n

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Light & Color<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Sunset\"<\/p>\n

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Patterns<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Mosaic<\/p>\n

\"Black<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Passageways<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Red<\/p>\n

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Tiles…
\na<\/strong><\/em>ncient<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Azulejos\"

Azulejos with textile motives, Cuerda Seca technique<\/a> \u00a0c.1500-1525<\/p><\/div>\n

and contemporary<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Signs of Lisbon<\/strong> \u00a91988 Cec\u00edlia de Sousa<\/a>, Modeled clay with matt and gloss glazes<\/p><\/div>\n

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Textures<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Burel

The Burel Factory<\/a> is “a Portuguese brand, born in Serra da Estrela, dedicated to the preservation and regeneration of the industrial heritage, the deep knowledge of the wool industry that crosses generations, and the unique culture and traditions, its people and its history, that punctuate that same place”. It is a space where history, design and innovation come together, sustainably creating wool fabrics, garments, wall art and items for house & home. Words can’t express the beauty to be found there.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Murals<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Fado\"<\/p>\n

\"Spray<\/p>\n

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History<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Distaff,

A distaff, needles and a pair of scissors on display in the museum of the Castelo de S\u00e3o Jorge. These archeological items were unearthed in the area surrounding the castle, a sign of the women who lived there.<\/p><\/div>\n

Sculpture<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Homage

Homage to Pessoa<\/strong> \u00a92001 Jean-Michel Folon<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

And so many
\n<\/strong><\/em>Details<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Keyhole\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Finally, Innovation<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"The

The Dancing Lesson<\/strong> \u00a91707 Willem van der Kloet (1666-1747)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Ceramic

I have never seen such an innovative way of making art accessible to the sight-impaired. This and the following photos interpret the above tile painting, “The Dancing Lesson”.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

\"Textures\"

Textures interpreting the figures within 3-D space<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Dress\"

And describing the dancers’ elaborate costumes<\/p><\/div>\n

It never fails, being immersed in a new environment tends to shake out of the brain.\u00a0Given time and distance, the creative well always refills.<\/p>\n

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Before I get to the point of this post, here’s a quick peek at what I’ve been working on lately. I have a way to go with the stitching in the tree, but I’m getting there. Gaining a bit of distance by being out of the studio has helped to resolve a couple of lingering […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1142,862,473],"tags":[1231,1479,1480],"class_list":["post-10469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-portraits","category-textiles-and-drawings","category-travel","tag-inspiration","tag-lisbon","tag-portugal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10469"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10523,"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10469\/revisions\/10523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}