Elements III

Well, how could I NOT post this photo!  Phil just finished the frame for it using scrap 2x4 board from our lanai projects.  And who'da thunk it would have turned out so beautiful.  I just had to post it.  L

“ELEMENTS III”

By Lunel Haysmer

You cannot live on this island and not be aware of the elements that surround you:  Fire, water, wind, and land. Some are intimate and nurturing; some are violent and destructive.  Having just come through a hurricane and now watching lava flowing a few miles from our home, that awareness has pushed through the emotions and fear to produce art! 

This series called ELEMENTS expresses how I feel inside as I respond to these forces over which I have no control.  Some friends think we are crazy to have even moved here, but I know this is where I want to live and die – here on the edge of life in all its inspiring vitality.

The colorful images used in this art are ones I have been developing for the last year.  They are digitally modified original fractals I have manipulated.  They are overlaid with hundreds of pieces of broken automobile glass that have been tediously arranged and grouted in place.  The details of the process are my trade secret at this time while I continue to play with these “ingredients.”

Purple Haze Haysmers

violet paint is in preparation for tile on the floor

Between hurricanes and lava flows, life pretty much MUST return to some normalcy -- mostly because we can't take the adrenalin toxicity!! So, Phil is working on the hand made REDWOOD screen door that will be installed on our new lanai soon.  The work is being closely monitored by the corgis who have access through the door via their OWN doggie door.

While Phil was sanding the door, I went around the yard collecting flowers for the table ---BUT I didn't plan the colors and didn't notice the violet and purple theme until after I actually loaded the pictures for the blog.  Notice the HUGE hibiscus flower that measures over 8" across. It's one of those rather gaudy hybrids, but we much prefer our natives and plan to include more of those in our garden plans.

"Elements III"

Guess I can include the art here -- it certainly fits in the color palette.  This is one of my "crash glass" art pieces which were popular in Humboldt County before we moved.  I have made three since we moved -- all are inspired by the ELEMENTS that surround us here on this land -- the wind, water, and lava.  There is a great sense of being nurtured here, warm and womb like, but life on the "edge" can also be dangerous.  So much like life.  This piece is being auctioned at a fundraiser and party on Labor day with the proceeds going to help cover surgery for a friend. 

Stay tuned to our BLOG for more Lava Flow Updates.  Since there's a lot we don't know and can't know yet we are choosing to LIVE ALOHA, BREATHE, PICK BOK CHOY and have fun.