WITCH CRAFTS

WITCH CRAFTS

Sunday, November 20, 2011

ART BOX CHALLENGE

8 MONTHS AGO, 7 MIXED MEDIA ARTISTS GOT TOGETHER FOR AN "ART BOX" ROUND ROBIN. WE ARE A GROUP OF FRIENDS THAT MEET AT THE STAMP & PAPER SHOP, "CHINA PHOENIX 2" FOR A WEEKLY "OPEN STUDIO DAY", HERE IN ABQ, NM.

THE CHALLENGE WAS TO GET A BOX, DECORATE IT,  AND PICK A THEME FOR YOUR BOX. EACH BOX WAS PASSED AROUND EVERY MONTH, SO EACH ARTIST CREATED A WORK OF ART FOR EACH OF THE BOXES. EACH ARTIST HAD TO CREATE ART THAT WENT WITH THE THEME OF THE BOX THEY WERE GIVEN.

THE THEME I PICKED FOR MY BOX WAS "PANDORA'S BOX". THE IDEA WAS FOR EACH ARTIST TO CREATE SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE EVILS HELD IN PANDORA'S BOX THAT SHE LET LOOSE ON THE WORLD.

MY HOPE WAS THAT EVERYONE WOULD MAKE SOME REAL "CREEPY" ART WORK --  THEY DIDN'T DISAPPOINT!

SO, HERE'S THE BOX I MADE:
IT'S MADE FROM A WOODEN BOX I FOUND AT HOBBY LOBBY. IT ALREADY HAD THE LATCHES, BRASS CORNERS, AND HANDLE. I ADDED THE (FALSE) KEY HOLE, STUDS, & "STRAPPING" (MADE OF FOLDED TEXTURE PAPER). I APPLIED VARIEGATED GOLD LEAF, STAINED WITH MANY LAYERS OF BLUES & GREENS.

AND, THE INSIDE, WITH SOME OF THE ARTWORK SPILLING OUT:

THIS PIECE WAS MADE BY NANCY HINES, A FIBER ARTIST, AND A POET. ON THE BOTTOM IS THE GOLD CORD THAT THE BOX OF EVIL WAS WRAPPED IN, AND A DEMON SPEWING THE TROUBLES & SORROWS OUT OF HIS MOUTH. NANCY
 COLLAGE-ED  MANY ELEMENTS OF FIBER, YARNS, METALLIC THREADS, PAINT & PAPER.


THIS PIECE WAS MADE BY KIT STEIN, DEPICTING PANDORA HOLDING THE BOX'S KEY, AND THE HOPE, (WHICH STILL LIES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX). KIT USED LOTS OF TEXTURES WITH PAPER & GAUZE, & COMBINED MANY ELEMENTS OF STAMPED IMAGES, PAINT, JEWELS, & FABRIC.


NEXT, FROM ELIZABETH FORBES,  A STAMP ARTIST,  THE SIN OF "VANITY" -- AND, HOW, NO MATTER HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE, YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU! LIZ USED A COMBINATION OF STAMPS, EMBOSSING POWDERS & JEWELS FOR HER IMAGE, ALONG WITH A PIECE OF ROTTING VELVET SHAWL, DISTRESSED PAPER TRIM, AND VINTAGE BEADED TRIM ON THE EDGE (I LOVE THAT SOME BEADS ARE MISSING!)

THIS PIECE IS BY NANCY YOSHIMOTO, A WONDERFUL STAMP & PAINT ARTIST (AND, OWNER OF "CHINA PHOENIX 2"). HER PIECE DEPICTS PANDORA OPENING THE BOX, AND THE 7 DEADLY SINS ESCAPING. NANCY SAID SHE WANTED TO USE A COLOR SCHEME THAT WAS PURPOSELY "UGLY & DISTURBING".

NANCY KREISHER, BOTH A MIXED MEDIA & DOLL ARTIST, MADE THIS PIECE TITLED, "JUST A PEEK". NANCY CREATED LOTS OF TEXTURE WITH TISSUE PAPERS & PAINT. ONE STORY OF PANDORA STATES SHE HAD A JAR (NOT A BOX), SO NANCY INCLUDED A DIMENSIONAL MASON JAR HOLDING IMAGES OF EVIL.

HERE'S A PIECE BY STAMP ARTIST CHERYL VALADEZ, TITLED "SEVEN DEADLY SINS"  REPRESENTING: WRATH, GREED, SLOTH, PRIDE, LUST, ENVY, & GLUTTONY. SHE ASKS THE QUESTION: "WHICH SIN IS YOUR FAVORITE?" CHERYL LOVES LAYERING STAMPED IMAGES, WITH LOTS OF DIAMOND GLAZE & GLITTER FOR ACCENT.

AND, LASTLY, HERE'S MY PIECE FOR MY BOX. IT'S AN IMAGE OF AN EVIL SPIRT FLOATING OUT INTO THE WORLD. I WANTED TO USE A TECHNIQUE FROM A MAGAZINE, USING GAUZE, GLUE, & PAINT TO CREATE A "SPIRIT" IMAGE.


Monday, November 14, 2011

NEW DOLL FOR "AMBER WAVES" CLASS

I MADE A NEW SAMPLE DOLL FOR MY "AMBER WAVES" CLASS IN OHIO NEXT YEAR. THIS ONE IS ON A CANDLESTICK (INSTEAD OF POPPING OUT OF A CAKE).

Thursday, November 3, 2011

CANDLESTICK DOLLS

HERE ARE 2 CANDLESTICK DOLLS I MADE TO SELL AT THE HOUSTON QUILT SHOW.
"AUTUMN"




"SPRING"



Tuesday, November 1, 2011

NEW PATTERN

THE "FAIRY GODMOTHER" IS FINSIHED AS A NEW PATTERN (AVALIBLE HERE).

I MADE SOME CHANGES IN HER FACE, AND BOUGHT A WIG FOR HER (INSTEAD OF MAKING ONE MYSELF).
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!