After all that preparing, the time is upon us. I’m participating in 50/50 Pilsen this weekend. This is a show that Mandy, Megan and Hesper have been planning for a while now. I’m psyched, it seems to be coming together well. I don’t have quite as many wood-burn products as I had hoped (and sorry, but I didn’t get pictures in time to post, I’ll post my display tomorrow, promise). But that really doesn’t matter, I think this is still going to be an awesome show. We’ve got some great artists and crafters here. This weekend’s show is going to be primarily a craft show, and next weekend launches the art show. Anyone local to Chicago, hope to see you there.
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50/50 Pilsen
Posted in Art, craft with tags 50/50 Pilsen, Chicago, Pilsen, threshold, weekend, wood on September 30, 2010 by scratchybSpiraling away
Posted in Art, Process, Technique with tags Add new tag, caitlin kiernan, caitlin r. kiernan, collage, drawing, horror, illustration, mixed media, spiral, threshold on November 26, 2008 by scratchybI posted one of my original drawings on Etsy today. It’s actually an older piece, inspired by a quote of a quote. The quote as I first encountered it was in Caitlin Kiernan’s Threshold about extra-dimensional bogey beasts, and it was a quote taken from an Algernon Blackwood story called “The Willows”, also about extra-dimensional bogey beasts, although with a different tone and background.
The quote: “Our thoughts make spirals in their world . . .”
It inspired this mixed-media drawing, where I tried a large-scale stippling technique and added some minor collage for the spiraling eyes. Gold ink was washed over the nautilus shell in the background.
