{"id":2550,"date":"2023-07-31T16:56:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T23:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/?p=2550"},"modified":"2023-07-31T16:56:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T23:56:11","slug":"big-dream-renewal-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/big-dream-renewal-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Dream: Renewal Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Renewal requires organization amid chaos. After the destruction of what was and the stillness of incubation, comes the beginning of something new. That something new requires a Big Dream.<\/p>\n<p>Big Dreams give us a blue print for what we may become. The path there doesn&#8217;t always lead us to the exact dream, but it&#8217;s shaped and fueled by the dream.<\/p>\n<p>Without a Big Dream, we remain only seeds. Filled with potential. Maybe even sparked with life. But directionless and unfocused we won&#8217;t grow into much.<\/p>\n<p>So Dream a Big Dream, then grow like crazy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Materials<\/strong>: Hand-dyed cotton, cotton-polyester thread.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Series<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/renewal-series-beginning-again\/\">Renewal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Size<\/strong>: 29 inches x 32 inches (74 cm x 81 cm)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Completed<\/strong>: 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current location<\/strong>: Private Collection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2555\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2555\" src=\"https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Big-Dream-4.jpg\" alt=\"Big Dream by Candace Hunter\" width=\"700\" height=\"794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Big-Dream-4.jpg 1269w, https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Big-Dream-4-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Big-Dream-4-902x1024.jpg 902w, https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Big-Dream-4-768x871.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Dream: Renewal Series<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>My Thoughts on the Work<\/h2>\n<p>As I work on this series, I&#8217;ve been thinking about what Renewal means to me. There are so many parts to renewing. There&#8217;s the chaos that comes with tearing down the old. There&#8217;s stillness and grief as the old truly falls away. There&#8217;s the bubbly first motion of energy returning to one&#8217;s core. There&#8217;s the momentum that builds as Renewal really takes root.<\/p>\n<p>And, there&#8217;s the dreams and ideas that spark your fire and carry you through the many challenges. It really takes a Big Dream to give shape to the new form you&#8217;re building when you embark on a Renewal. That&#8217;s what I wanted to focus on for this work&#8230;and that&#8217;s part of what I needed to think about for this series.<\/p>\n<p>I felt as if my series was languishing. The Transformation series I did a year ago seemed to come together so much easier. But, I was just transforming &#8211; my art practice, my work habits, my skillset. This year, I&#8217;m working with Renewal. That feels like a much bigger process. And, I didn&#8217;t begin with a Big Dream, so even though the energy was there to begin, I had no clarity on how to use it.<\/p>\n<p>Big Dream gave me the direction I needed to focus more clearly. We&#8217;ll see how the rest of the series shapes up. Will it live up to it&#8217;s potential?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2554 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Big-Dream-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Big Dream, detail 3\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Big-Dream-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Big-Dream-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Big-Dream-3.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2553 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Big-Dream-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Big Dream, detail 2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Big-Dream-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Big-Dream-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/candacehunter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Big-Dream-2.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renewal requires organization amid chaos. 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