The Office Assistant

Life is hard,

then you nap.

 

 

 

"The Office Assistant"

mixed medium on wood panel

 

8" x 20"

 

$200

 

Detail of office stamps in the fur.

 

 

Detail of the mouth.

 



My Week As A Bag Lady

This week I've been sewing felted wool bags and using up some of the artisan buttons I've been collecting over the years. 

 

 

 

"Afternoonified"

(from the Victorian slang meaning "smart")

 

$100

 

This messenger style book bag is made from wool, lined with color-matched linen, and features interior pockets, a magnetic closure and an across the shoulder strap.

 

The outer flap is embroidered and wears a very cool clay skully button.

 

 

 

 

 

"ibag"

brown felted wool

 cotton fabric lining

wood button

8" x 10"

 

$60

 

 

This bag features a key fob and multiple interior pockets.

 

 

Please feel free to email me if you are interested in these bags

 

bdstudio@telus.net

 

 

 

The Only Paperweight You'll Ever Need

In honor of The Walking Dead's return to television tonight I created the only zombie paperweight you will ever need. This one reminds me of the one eyed Governor.

 

"The Governor"

rock, polymer clay and children's teeth

 

$40

 

 

 

 

Pipkin

This little rabbit was created using polymer clay, child's teeth, wood, paper and copper.

 

"Pipkin"

 6" x 6"

$100

A Muse and Her Artists

A muse, a photographer and an artist all walk into a studio. If you're a regular around here then you already know that my muse is Frankie. Her body is lean and muscular; her eyes big and brown. I recently asked my friend Ken Miner to photograph her for me.

 

 

 

Pretty great photos, huh? I took my favorite one and started painting, collaging and adding found objects on top of the mounted photo. This is what happened.

 

 

"Frankie Musing"

with Ken Miner

 

8" x 10"

mixed medium on board

$175

 

 

 

 

 

If you'd like to know more about the photography of Ken Miner, you can check him out here: http://www.zuludog.ca/

 

 

Not for Sushi

After years of being a vegetarian, I once ordered a large platter of sushi that came with octopus. The waitress warned me that the octopus was considered "challenging" to eat. It was. It wasn't the texture that bothered me. It was the idea of eating a creature with such high intelligence and a strong sense of playfulness and curiosity. I couldn't do it. In fact, the very idea of it broke my heart.

 

"Octopus"

6" x 6"

polymer clay, paper and found objects on wood

 

$200

 

 

 

"Octopus Bowl"

felted knit bowl featuring 3 octopus

100% wool

 

$200

 

Currently I Am Wearing Kneesocks

I just loved a letter I received the other day in the mail in which my friend answered a checklist of what she was currently doing. I was inspired to answer those questions for myself and then to create a piece of art from those answers. It might even be fun to repeat this art project at the end of the year to see what has changed.

Currently I am:

Loving: blue hair

Liking: factoring polynomials

Not liking: grocery shopping

Feeling: chubby

Needing: a new tattoo

Trying: to not be so camera shy

Achieving: hugging people I want to know

Remembering: to play

Forgetting: that my heart is broken

Wearing: knee socks

Eating: organic milk chocolate

Drinking: Saigon cinnamon in my coffee

Enjoying: Frankie at my feet

 

This collage is constructed from inchies and twinchies (one inch and two inch paintings), recycled paper and found objects on wood.