“Bracing For End-of-Times (i.e. Winter)”

*Revised from a similar, simpler version made this past January that had, regrettably, much paper warping that needed to be disguised.  

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At any rate, I've removed a few sequins here and there since photographing yet am still on the fence about where this has gone!

9 in. x 12 in. mixed-media collage on bleak vintage landscape over black mounted canvas with a crusty field of 3 mm, 5 mm, & 8 mm iridescent sequins, clear glitter, and generous pools of Mod Podge

#apocalypseprep #winterscenes #frostedcranberries #glitterart #chillyweather #thesadtimesbegin 

"Winged Migration"

- TURNING TAIL & TAKING FLIGHT IN OMINOUS CONDITIONS -

12 in. x 16 in. mixed-media analog collage of vintage ornithology illustrations on powder blue & purple-gray spray-painted stretched canvas with hot-glued metallic lavender washi tape sides and Mod Podge sealant

#ornithologyart #auduboncollage #migratingbirds #surrealbirdscape #ominousskies #taketotheskies

“Iris Arising” (Reaction to a series of setbacks for women's liberties, most notably POTUS Election 2024)

12 in. x 16 in. mixed-media analog collage of magazine photos with acrylic paint accent on gold & black spackle spray-painted stretched canvas with hot-glued sparkle washi tape sides and Mod Podge sealant

Summer concedes to Autumn, but not before she also *reseeds* for her return ascension.

Inevitably, there will always be flowers, beauty, nature’s patient presence.  Not everything good can be seen above ground.

Place trust in the future by digging in your heels and fortifying your roots.  Blooms NOT gloom!

#arttherapyheals #postelectionblues #flowerpower #riseabove #femaleempowerment #sheshallprevail #bloomsnotgloom

Cat Rag Doll Customization (A Housesitting Project For Out-of-Town Friends in Brooklyn, NY)

*Because you can't spell "crafts"

...without CATS! 

Originally obtained from Anthropologie (yes, they even sell pretty playthings) these two stuffed kittens in the “Quatre Souers Chatons” toy line by Maileg were given a rehaul with the likenesses of Nishi (the blue-eyed female) and Nico (the smoky grey male) whom I was responsible for while their parents, Erica & Jimmy, were in Berlin this past month.  Both were simply the color of rather neutral cotton that I coordinated & adapted to each with acrylic paint from Blick Art Materials.  Note the two pink & gold washi tape nipples on belly of the girl cat figure — she shows them off in that loose floral skirt!

Incidentally, while Nico was “bleh” about his, Nishi did *not* feel comfortable around her version.  I was afraid she might think it was a quasi voodoo doll but she very likely simply doesn’t respond well to the acrylics, as the figure may well carry a paint odor to it?  I’ll try not to take it personally!

...Ultimately, the pair were left as guardians of the stripped-down bed to welcome back the apartment's proper dwellers!

“Undertow Joan A.K.A. Lucille LeSurf”

A mixed-media analog collage over and incorporating a vintage seascape and sunset doctored with acrylic paint, magazine pages (Ms. Crawford from a featured spread in a 90-odd year-old LIFE, while the airborne playing cards were from a recent issue of People) on 9 in. x 12 in. mounted canvas with marbled grey tone washi tape siding and Mod Podge sealant.  Title explanation:  Lucille LeSueur was the subject model Joan Crawford’s birth name.

On reverse of the canvas, a Will Shakespeare passage from the ad that provided the waves...

“Lord, Lord! methought, what pain it was to drown: 

What dreadful noise of #waters in mine ears!
What ugly sights of death within mine eyes!
Methought I saw a thousand fearful wracks…” 

Clarence (describing “ghastly dreams”) in Act I, Scene 4

Shakespeare’s THE LIFE AND DEATH OF RICHARD III