After I finished this, I had to look in one of my many symbolism reference guides what color best represented ignorance. The answer is orange.
You may notice the orange ribbons in the girls hair.
I’m sure we all know someone very frustrating. This is one of mine.
Rather than grumble, I’m glad to be free of the hopelessness.
Yep, more ‘tiny art’ for the Art Bar show.
My goal is 15 pieces (this is 7).
Monthly Archives: October 2014
At 2″ x 3″, this is probably one the smallest things I’ve made. I have a couple things close to this size and I still may use one frame that is smaller than this if I can come up with a good idea for it, but this will be the smallest framed piece I’ve had for sale so far. As with the last few, this will be for the “tiny art @ tiny prices” Art Bar show.
I played around with many different color variations for this and decided that less color was better.
The title has nothing to do with that process. I was talking about 78’s that I’m looking for with Katurah and ‘Love Is Blue’ came up.
After speaking about it, I’ve been listening to it a lot.
It’s a great song, especially in French.
Another piece for the “tiny art @ tiny prices” Art Bar show next month. This one will be in a normal frame. It measures 4″ x 3″.
This is representing my spin on some Ēostre folklore and Catholic persecution..
Basically, Ostara’s hare is foretelling the Burning Times and warning it’s relations.
I wanted to put something on the pennon, but this is just too small.
Here we go, number four in the series I’m making for the Art Bar tiny art @ tiny prices show.
Sometimes I think I should stick making only zoomorphic papercuts. They are the most fun to do, but it’s easier to make people look naive, and I make a lot of images representing naïveté.
I got the idea for this doe shaman while listening to Moth In the Incubator by the Flaming Lips (one of their last great songs in my opinion).
I wasn’t exactly sure how to post this image. Normally I would not show the finished work framed, but I made this papercut specifically for this frame and there are elements in the cut that are meant to be hidden behind the wooden separations.
I have several frames like this only larger. This frame is 5″ x 10″ and the actual papercut is 3″ x 7″.
Basically this was my small experiment on how to possibly make one of these on a larger scale.
Normally I like to think that these speak for them selves, but this one actually looks better in person than it does in this representation.
I will try and take more photos. If one of them turns out, I will post it on my Facebook page on Monday.
This is the second of the pieces potentially going to the “tiny art @ tiny prices” show at the Art Bar. I say potentially because there is the possibility that I wont get enough made.
I designed something similar to this a few years ago and never cut it out. In the original, it was skeleton and a field worker with a hoe was pulling the hand reaching up like it was a weed.
There isn’t the space in these small pieces to add much detail or symbolism. This is only 2.5″ x 2.5″.
Not much going on here beyond the “child naive to tragedy or danger” theme that I often portray.
That kitty knows though.
Kitties know.
RIP Chloekitty
You will be missed.
Art Bar in Riverwest is going to have their annual “tiny art @ tiny prices” event next month and I’m considering entering. Three of my friends are going to participate so I’m really hoping to be able to join them.
This is my first attempt. If I can make at least 10 then I will enter.
Unfortunately I made the mistake of making this without looking at my attic full of frames. Maybe I have a 4 x 4 frame up there, maybe I don’t.
I’m pretty particular on the frames I use, so I may be rummaging through thrift stores this weekend.