S N I P S

BEWARE!

I have a new zine, it's called S N I P S

snip ~ To cut or clip with short, quick strokes. 1. A small cut made with scissors or shears. 2. A small piece clipped off.

I did a zine called Tightrope Laboratory in 2003-4. I did 3 issues, pretty quickly, but then it faded into the background, never to return. There were a lot of transitions happening in my life at the time, and honestly I should have just kept making the zine rather than fruitlessly bothering with anything else. With the story writing and photo essaying, I knew myself best. When I was doing it, I worked on it always. I always had something to do. I never left home without at least 2 cameras, 1 voice recorder, 19 ideas. You just never know when you might stumble upon a parking lot carnival, or a scary abandoned aquarium.

S N I P S is for me now. I have so many snips. They're all over the place. But I can gather them here.

Trading Cards With Alyssa Reich

Alyssa is one of my favorite artists. It is so uncanny that she & Ed are old friends from Ohio, yet somehow I don't find this so strange at all. Earlier today I chatted her up about doing this trading cards project with me. Here are my first 4. I wonder what she will make of them.

Card Making

I believe I have finally decided on what I want to be, as in what I desire to do with my skills. I want to design cards. It is one of my truest passions, & I'm always happy doing it. I think those are important qualities for a job to have, don't you? The canvas is small, which is perfect for my miniaturist ways. I don't know what it is, but ever since my grandmother passed away in June, I have been contemplating which of my artistic avenues that I want to venture the furthest down... Here are some of the cards I have sold on Etsy this past year, & some that I have sold at craft fairs.

The Haunted Farm

This is a themed collage book that I am working on. My focus is on those who are being held captive, against their will. It sometimes seems as though I can hear them out there, wishing & hoping for release. I really wish I could help. I am not a psychic. But I do hear & feel some things. Definitely.

Her Hex

Her Hex

Jeg elsker deg

A few months ago I was commissioned to make an original piece for a very special occasion, a post-wedding garden party. The banner says "jeg elsker deg", a Norwegian way of saying "I love you", but not the kind of love you might have for a parent or friend.

I made the boy, girl, owls, dogs and cupcake out of heavy card stock. The trees are made from cardboard that I painted. The moss I found at a hobby store, along with the berries and shimmery silver string. The banner is textured colorful card stock that I cut.

That first pic is of the finished shadowbox. A few of the pics that follow are 'work in progress' moments. I would send these to the girl, just to make sure I was on the right track. I was always very excited to hear back from her that yes, yes I was. Then I would get back to work on the piece. It was always such an inspired feeling: I was making something special for their wedding party, where their friends would see it, and then it would go in their home. This kind of work is an honor.

Secret Playground

Festivities Ahead!!!

Ed and I have started an art collective called Secret Playground. Our first event is coming up pretty soon, on Mon., Sept. 19th. It will be an all handmade collage show featuring 7 local artists (that includes Ed and I). So far, I have 5 collages finished, and one in the drawer waiting to be glued together.







Then, on Fri., Sept. 23rd, we are hosting a craft fair///fashion show/parade///art supply swap. I'm manifesting a costume for the fashion parade. It comes to me bit by bit. The outfit itself is the haziest detail.