| Creating the 'Corporate Warrior' |
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El's first step in the Entralacer process is to recognize and acquire a central dynamic figure. It may be a single figure or, as in the case of the 'Corporate Warrior", a montage of several pieces.
Few would envision the marvelous stylized staff hidden in this photograph of the humble endeavors of a bamboo worker from the early 1980's
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It is El's unique vision that sees beyond the individual pieces to the finished image. It is evident at the origin of the process the characteristic entertwining that occurs that is unique to this art form.
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Next El searches out the eclectic blend of companion pieces that will become the background that supports the central figure. Many of these companion pieces lend both visual and symbolic significance to the theme of the piece
Each image is meticulously isolated from the original photograph. This process is very time consuming, some pieces requiring hours to extract depending on their individual intricacy. It is this fine line cutting that facilitates the seamless merging of the components such that it is difficult to tell the finished piece is a composite of many.
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Once all the pieces are gathered the actual process of weaving them into a finished work of art begins. This process will not use every component that has been brought to the table and is perhaps the most time consuming part of El’s style. It is her practiced eye that provides the fit and flow of her unique work.
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The primary background is tentatively laid out.
Careful placement of the central figure is critical for the desired effect and imparts an overall continuity and fluid motion to the work.
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The piece is gradually built up of scores of individual images. El weaves these together so subtlety that it is difficult to isolate the individual pieces once the work is complete.
The work is now nearly complete. The final test is to let it 'rest' for several weeks. During this critical time El will add or subtract or rearrange the components until the completion represents the vision only she can see.
Then, and only then, is the piece deemed complete and worthy of her signature. The finished work is scanned at very high resolution and a limited number are produced as oil on canvass by the Giclee print process. This produces museum quality works of art that are cherished and enjoyed for decades.
And finally.......
.........it is finished.
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