an unexpected artist

We've all heard of Sylvia Plath, famous for her extraordinary poetry, fascinating life, and tragic suicide.  But who knew she was also a visual artist?  I certainly didn't. 

Check out this fascinating article from one of my favorite websites called Brain Pickings.  Plath was a visual artist as well as a phenomenal poet.  I wish I could post some of those photographs here, but I haven't asked permission, so instead I will direct you to the site of the article where you can see them in all their glory. 

Meanwhile, my damaged hand is continuing to respond to intense exercise.  It hurts like hell most of the time but it's finally beginning to act like a hand again.  (At least it isn't my dominant hand--and for that piece of luck, I am eternally grateful.) 

I've been able to tangle a bit more.  Here's a recent piece and how it evolved.

The first stage, lines in progress:

Micron 01 on a pre-strung journal page

 Next, here is the piece with the line work done, but without any shading:

And below is the finished piece on the actual journal page, after shading:

AT THE END, I ADDED THE TANGLE "COTON" TO THE EDGES (Sadelle Wiltshire, CZT)

This was so much fun to draw, as it was simply line after line after line, each one drawn slowly and deliberately.  A meditation in motion.