Opening Doors – Habitat for Humanity Online Auction
- At June 01, 2021
- By Amber
- In Studio Journal
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May was largely taken up with completing a door for the Habitat for Humanity Victoria’s online auction, ‘Open a Door’. The doors will be auctioned to raise money for their affordable home ownership program.
When I saw the call out I knew I wanted to participate and not only because it’s a great cause. I wanted to see if one of my 9″ x 12″ swimmers could work on a much larger format. It has been a challenge as I usually work on canvas but I am pretty happy with the result.
The swimmers represent to me the crossover between the conscious and the subconscious – land and water. I like the idea of swimmers being able to travel between two worlds. I feel like the door also plays into this idea of opening up access to something that is normally closed off. An entry way into something deeper within ourselves.
Who knows, maybe painting on doors will be the start of something?
The auction will run from May 28th to June 13th. 
