The Door Series

I have been thinking of Laura's works over the past couple of weeks (since that time we saw them). I feel she is dealing with texture and color (more to what I think I am relating to). There seems to be an interesting hue and intensity to the staining of the fabrics and the color choice used. It makes your mind wander to the question of, should one touch them? I wanted to touch the ones on the wall but it seemed like not the right thing to do at the time. Wanting to feel the pillow look to them and registering if they are soft and smooth as they look. But in Art one of the main things is not to touch art objects. Even though we are in a sense having these private showings it is still one of the situations that you must n do. For me, my pottery is always about touching, so when I see the fabric on the wall, I feel like it should not be touched and looking is one of the main and only things that you are suppose to do. I do feel like (now) that this medium and the way that Laura is using it, some of the works should be touched. It is a hard transition to now be able to touch works that you think shouldn't be. We don't run or hand up and down a painting and then say it fells good. Fabric is something that we touch and use everyday, now that it is on the wall the feeling is still there but it seems like you are not suppose to touch it.
Earl