For 2021, I am one of 12 artists who are part of Art Prompt Monthly. For each month of the year one of us provides a prompt for the other artists, and anyone else who would like to join, to follow in creating a piece or pieces of artwork. The prompt can be followed precisely or loosely.
January: As per this month’s prompt, I found a piece of wood that caught my attention - a piece of driftwood that washed in after a storm on the beach at Tazacorte, La Palma, Canary Islands. I photographed it and drew it. Then I partially burnt it and used the ashes to make ink. With the ink, I drew the stick again. After researching the indigenous language of the Canary Islands (Guanche), I attempted to find words to describe my piece of wood. The most accurate descriptor I could find was the word for woman ‘tamattut’.
