Art
-
I present to you Bone & Botanicals, my first mixed media piece incorporating paper quilling. This is the final project for a quilling class I sat in on. Quilling was completely new to me, and twirling and shaping paper has become rather addictive. (I’m currently working on another quilled piece for Delaware Fun-A-Day.) By the
-
“Excuse me, I apologizeHe likes your attitude, he tries it on for sizeHe spends the afternoon, between your thighsHow’s that for gratitude, I apologizeIt seemed to last for hoursIt seemed to last for daysThis lady of the flowersAnd her hypnotic gaze” -Placebo, “Lady of the Flowers” A new piece and an announcement! This one started
-
Every year at around this time, I come down with an annoying respiratory ick. Which lends itself to feverish couch drawing. This week, the ick visited me during my birthday. Here is my dedication to all of us mer-goats. Capricorn (♑︎) is the tenth astrological sign in the zodiac out of twelve total zodiac signs,
-
I haven’t created a true self-portrait in years. This type of artwork is important to reflect on not just yourself, but who you are in the moment. For this newest self-portrait I took on a tough and conflicting aspect of my psyche. And that is how I feel about my body. I (and many, many
-
I’ve been in my sickbed for the past week. On the positive side .. (Get it? Positive? Hey-o!) That gave me the time to finish a pen piece I began over a month ago. Being laid up really gives you the opportunity to stipple and cross-hatch your heart out without worrying about everything else you
-
Merry Superb Owl Sunday! (Go birbs.) Last night I participated in the Jinxed Philly heART Show. This huge group show had 300 submissions. This was my first go at this annual show, so thank you to the folks at Jinxed for putting this all together. The piece I created is titled “Porcelain Heart,” and on
-
In July I worked on the Delaware Fun-a-Day challenge to create artwork every day during the month of July. (You can check out my artist interview on their website.) I chose the theme Demon a Day, basing it around folklore and mythology around demons from around the world. The pieces were displayed in a group
-
Delaware Fun-A-Day art challenge accepted! (Again) What is the Delaware Fun-A-Day challenge? Create a piece of art a day for the challenge month. This challenge asks participants to create art during the month of July. For this one, I’ll be creating a DEMON A DAY. Each day I’ll feature a demonic figure from different folklore
-
I talked about the #hauntedgardenartchallenge in my “Pollinator” post. This is the next prompt I created, “Bat Dance.” It’s another colored pencil and ink piece on toned gray paper. Check it out below. And if you’re interested in a print use the contact form to request one.
-
I created a drawing for the Instagram art challege #hauntedgardenartchallenge, which is a drawing challenge created by user/artist @Gracemoth that happens during the month of June. I’m participating when I can, but not following all the prompts. I recently completed a drawing for the June 15th prompt “bumble bee.” Check out the piece below.
Ugly Stepsister: Artwork by Kirsten Ashley 