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alright, in my last post I talked about how I get different kinds of support from the people around me. my art friends are of the opinion (mostly anyways) that anybody can do anything and that's good art, as long as the artist does that thing with skill and care and can then explain why the choices they made were necessary.
non-art (aka: normal) people can be more of a mixed bag, they can't critique you effectively on technique because they have little idea of how you made what you made, and so there is more of a direct attack on the ideas.
my sister dislikes my deer girl series for a number of reasons, first, because it's really very hipster to have women standing around with either antlers on their heads or branches made to look like antlers. (I can explain that I'm tapping into the collective unconscious mind and the current zeitgeist, but this is dismissed as an excuse for copying an already unoriginal idea)
secondly, because they are self portraits of me showing me as a person who has stupid and vulnerable feelings. Kenz views this as worthless and self indulgent narcissism.
third, at times my work is either trite or visually unappealing and I am derided for being insufficiently appealing and commercial. not that I will ever make enough money at it and why don't I have a job yet?
my life and my work are thus deemed worthless and immature, like Freud who opined that the artistic urge ultimately derived from an infant's fascination with their own feces and the corresponding urge to smear poop on the wall.
haters gon' hate, as they say.
but credit for these two skulls goes to Mackenzie and her critiques of my work, I asked for inspiration because I was in a rut and she said, "I'm bored of your whiny bullshit. draw me some skulls or something and you'd better make it look cool" and lo, an idea did come upon me and I did make it, and it was good.
I consider these two to be a diptych, and the only complete pair is now in private collection. (so HAHA I already found it a good home bitches, ya'll can just be envious) I only printed two of the deer skull on the black before carving it away to make my colored prints, and one of them was destroyed. it's weird for me to have unique art and there is always a printmaker-ey fret that I should always have backups of my art.
the plants are aconite and creeping blackberry. the skulls are from a wolf and a deer.
edit: added some old photos from when I first printed this image to show some of my process
Rabbit, Colored version, currently cherished in private collection.
(that's right I sell things)
This is what I am working on today, and possibly for quite some time to come. it was origionaly a misprinted canvas screen print of my deer skull and blackberry vines, (I made only two of those and then had to blast the screen so tragically there will be no more.) I am now adding hand embroidery in glow in the dark, and then variegated colors once I finish the outlines.
I am not awesome at embroidering but I'm getting better. I promise to put up better pictures when it's finished.
DONE. TRIUMPH AND GLORY ARE MINE FOR THIS PROJECT IS DONE
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, GLOW IN THE DARK EMBROIDERED SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE.
THIS PROJECT TOOK ME MONTHS, NAY, YEARS, TO COMPLETE. BASK IN THE DELIGHT OF MY PROGRESS PICTURES FOR I HAVE GROWN MY SKILLS MUCH IN THIS TIME.
WHAT ONCE WAS A MISPRINTED SCRAP OF CANVAS NOW IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF TAPESTRY, ENCHANTED WITH A SPELL OF PROTECTION AND RENEWAL THIS CLOTH WILL GUIDE THE WEARER IN BRIGHTEST DAY AND DARKEST NIGHT.
ALSO NICO TOTALLY HAS DIBS AND I'M NOT MAKING ANOTHER ONE. SORRY Y'ALL.
Have a purple skull.
I have a pile of these prints that I haven’t colored yet.
Watership Down design 1
yes i watched "Watership Down"
It makes zero sense but I tend to picture Pipkin as a Dutch and Dandelion as a Lionhead. Additional Blackberry bc felt like it.
Appetizers and Snacks - Blackberry-Basil Skewers These light, simple appetizer skewers with fruit, cheese, and basil are sure to be a hit at your upcoming gathering or potluck.
