Omega

Omega – without Omega there is no Alpha! Things do not stand on their own. Ground-up roof tile from Burgundy, France, is the pigment for the colouring. The red pigment was obtained after clay was fired into brick and roof tile. The brick and roof tile have – who knows how long – served a function in a wall or roof… Now recycled for a new purpose by crushing and pulverising them. – images of transition – In this process I gained a new skill, that of paint maker. A paint maker to give the world colour, to make it more beautiful.

The contrast between the omega and its surroundings was achieved by using aqua blue acrylic and thereby giving the board its weathered tone, but also transparency. I also worked with rust water, a fun alternative. In colour, though, it is too close to the brick red of roof tiles. I used that later to colour the branches.

Constellation: the Great Bear.
For the mathematician the star system is a source of inspiration. The paths of stars and planets are fixed. Everything has its place. To bring some order to the tangle of points of light, to be able to find your bearings when all reference points are moving, there is a fixed point in the sky. The Pole Star. Whoever focuses on it can find their way home or to their destination. This Pole Star is only a small star compared with other stars. You can easily overlook it. The constellation of the Great Bear helps you find this important star. The space between the two right-hand stars of this constellation you must extend in the same line five… Read the whole story of Omega here.