character reference No. 2 + 3

character sketches derived from:

 Haunts [1977]

Farwell Ray Harryhausen

 

i hold this man completely responsible for my medusa fixation. 

news like this makes me wanna stay home all day + watch every ray harryhausen movie ever made.

 

there's a great post with lots of pictures + a video at monster brains.

character reference #1

Haunts [1977]

conversation at the meat counter

Nel - "you know where i live."

project: pictureshow paperdolls

description: character sketches from movies for general practice + reference purposes

nightmares with teeth

this is what you get when you watch the first 15 minutes of JAWS at age 5.

here's the piece of i've submitted to Joetta Maue's Down To Sleep show opening soon in Lawrence, Massachusetts.  check link for details.

TITLE:    nightshift gallery – Act I

DATE:    2012

MEDIUM:   applique, embroidery, garment construction

SIZE:      24” x 30”  [girl’s size 7]

Artist Statement:

Two constants throughout my life have been sewing machines + monsters.

Sewing, is a magical process that allows me to make flat materials 3-dimentional or stitch together any combination of elements.  As a medium, it possesses limitless possibility regarding form, method and application.  Either by hand or machine, I choose sewing because it is my inheritance.

The combination of girlie and non-girlie elements is a particular favorite.   Nightmares, a preoccupation with fear, and an ongoing obsession with horror films and fairy tales are forever present.   I love monsters because they are never what they seem.

the HIVE

i have several new projects in mind for the new year, all involving stitching.

eyes stare in the darkness with no form

new, new, new

this is the summer of NEW... new etsy items, new adventures in at-home product photography + a couple new projects here at Baking with Medusa.  i will elaborate more on all these topics down the road.  

for now i'd just like to share a couple of images featuring one of my new esty items - the Curio Coinpurse, a handbag with a tiny window… displaying a tiny keepsake trapped inside.  this particular clutch i made for myself, but i've got lots more tiny toys + vintage fabrics to work with here in the Medusa factory.

Pinata Party

i suppose it's a bit crazy to spend 18 hours building a pinata knowing full well it will be decimated in less than 10 minutes.  i think that is what i like best about pinatas, their temporary nature... and watching the candy fly.