by Dawn Patel | Oct 5, 2016 | ancestor dress, ancestors, ancestry cloth, ancestry clothing, art, art process, Brilliant Stranger, dawn patel art, heritage, immigrant, india, indian immigrant, lineage, sari. saree, wearable art
To speak of Ancestors of to speak of the past in its human form. Dad leaving IndiaAn Ancestor Cape I finished this weekAll my life I’ve thought about India. Before I was born my father left on a ship. It set his life on a course that took him...
by Dawn Patel | Oct 1, 2016 | abstract art, ancestor dresses, ancestors, ancestry cloth, art, Brilliant Stranger, contemporary art, dawn patel art, fiber art, inlayed cloth, layered painting, textile art, wearable art
Mughals Dream 1996I’ve been so busy sewing cloth lately I can’t find time to write, but I have thoughts floating through my mind that threaten to leave me if I don’t give them my full attention. Thoughts can be fickle and needy that way....
by Dawn Patel | Sep 20, 2016 | ancestor dresses, ancestors, ancestry cloth, art, Brilliant Stranger, door county artist, etsy, fine art, fine craft, handmade, textile art, the creative process
I made a promise to myself that I would start to write about art again when I felt like I had something to say, something worth putting out into the world. That’s a heavy proposition. Who has something relevant to say? With all the voices on the...
by Dawn Patel | Feb 7, 2016 | allegorical painting, art, art process, Brilliant Stranger, butterflies, cocoons, contemporary art, dawn patel art, evolution, metaphors, storytelling
It’s one of many overused phrases in our culture, that, once full of possibility, have become slogans that sell everything. (especially cars) But… nevertheless… I have to start this post with these words:It is not the destination.It...
by Dawn Patel | Nov 18, 2015 | abstract art, art, artists process, Brilliant Stranger, conflict, contemporary art, dawn patel art, meaning, painting
I finished this painting today, stopping at a point that I would have not been able to leave alone in the past.I’ve been thinking about getting back into the habit of writing about art lately. I’ve probably been thinking about it for more than two...
by Dawn Patel | Nov 6, 2014 | Brilliant Stranger, children, creative process, dawn patel art, fairy tales, introvert, never-ending story, painted stones, paintings, sentient beings, sketches, stories, watercolor
The Sentient Beings SketchbookAt the side of my bed I have a little sketchbook I have titled “Sentient Beings.” The characters that come to me are from another world. Some might call it the imagination, and some might call it another dimension....
