A Headstrong Engagement.

Friday? More like Fright-Day! Tonight is the opening for Golden Spiral's first annual, horror-themed art exhibit, and couldn't be more excited.  With the subject being that of a frightful sort, I decided to make linoleum block prints focusing on a newly married, headless couple.  These prints were to mimic wedding photos of a forgotten era while keeping true the medium.  I wanted to create a story that made these creepy images also endearing in a way.  Thanks to the kooky mom, I have always had a love and fascination for Halloween as well as scary stories.  I was so ecstatic to get the opportunity to be a part of this show, so come check it out!  They are entitled "Mrs." and "Mr." and they will be on display tonight through November. Pictures of the framed work soon!

"Mrs."

"Mr."

Etch-A-Sketch

Thanks to everyone who made it out to the gallery opening last night! The show should be up for a few weeks so feel free to stop by the Artery and see all of the amazing work.

Here is my piece in the gallery. It is an etching with a bunch of dry-point details added in. This etching actually sprung from another project involving place/memory in my Variable Topics class. My place was the alley way on Elm St. where the Simple Kneads Bakery is located. Entering this alley is like escaping into another world. This slightly eccentric homeless man gave me a slice of bread to feed the birds as well as a piece of coal and another rock. The coal was to be past down through generations for 4,000 years until it turned into a diamond. The rock was said to be the petrified gonad of a dinosaur. This interaction stuck with the me and added another whimsical aspect to the place. My Variable Topics collage moved more toward an abstraction, but I still wanted to portray this man. I had made a drawing from memory of him in my sketchbook, and then took it further this etching. I worked really hard on the hatching and texture of this piece. It is one of an edition of 5 and is priced at $50 (if you want the piece framed it will be around $70). Email me with inquiries!

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"Feed The Birds"

YOU BESS BE THERE!!!

poster by the amazing Janie Ledford