little battle.

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If you're in SF, come out tomorrow night to Loved To Death for Paul Romano's solo show 'Little Battle.' We will both be in attendance ! Would be great to meet some SF friends.

these days

life on instagram.

find me there @bloodmilk

moon phase letterpress from margins.

bit in my loft. framed 'abracadabra' print by mon petit fantome / chad merritt

'the prophet' cast owl claw. one of my largest & oldest pieces and still a favorite.

from 'cure all' kim parko

amazing vintage globe astrology record player.

sparrow claw rosary in sterling. 

so many lovely gems in philly.

laurel hill cemetery

part of 'summer spell' - a group show i curated here in philly at gallery 309. more on this soon.

my home sweet home is coming along nicely. so much space for just my cat & i!

tears like fangs.

limited edition of 30 in black.

limited edition of 10 in grey. 

limited edition of 10 in white.

designed & printed by artist paul romano, this limited edition screen print features a convergence of themes and images from my recent lookbook 'the conjurer.'

printed on black, white or grey french paper, the print measures 19 x 25. including a beautifully nuanced shimmer effect via fine mica powder, the prints appear luminous and intriguing in their well balanced design of hand drawn elements via Paul Romano, an image captured from the lookbook via Christina Brown and text directly lifted from the lookbook.

these are limited 30 in black and 10 each in white and grey and are ready to ship.

Hand signed and numbered.

Comes carefully rolled in a mailing tube, ready to be framed or carefully pinned to your wall.

also available are the original drawings that paul romano used in the lookbook design. take a peek at his site for more details.

the rare unearthly space between.

there is a place, a liminal space, that lives between worlds. it is veiled in ash & shadow. it exists in temperaments and trances, in fits of fever or prolonged moments of grief. i know this place well, i curl and uncurl within its shade. i feel my work is created from this locus, this strange pulse, this limitlessness, rooted in all things hidden, unspoken. & this is also how i feel about paul romano's new exhibition, 'nocturne' which opens tomorrow night at part time studios here in philly. a meditation on the murkiness between worlds.

dark wings, dark words

paul romano's 'sin eater' for the 7 deadly sins show opening this friday 6pm-11pm here in philly at the aktion gallery.

xo

that which keeps you.

a carefully selected oeuvre of paul romano's emotive & haunting works will be on show starting tomorrow night at the new gallery 309 here in philly. if you're in town i hope you stop by to say hi.

xo

into the woods.

cult hero & all around genius with any medium he takes control of, artist paul romano is working on an ambitious and epic project, XxXxX, which consists of 1,000 handmade pieces of art at 10x10 from october 10, 2010 - october 10, 2011. the work spans his different aesthetics and mediums, from oil paintings to printed cyanotypes. this series within a series 'grim encounters' has been my favorite so far.

take a peek at the rest over at his new site here.

xo

paul romano: the book of them.

new work by paul romano. what lady doesn't love her own tome?

xo.

"The books are made up of my photographs I took over a number of years. Everything is printed cyanotype that I then toned. Each book is 32 pages plus the cover and meant to be a set. The books take their inspiration and titles from the show “He Said, She Said”. The story of the books is simple; He says snow and She says sky."

paul romano : workhardened opening photos

if you're so inclined take a peek over at the toothless cat blog to see some photos from paul romano's solo show this past saturday.

x

paul romano does the toothless cat.

while i'm on the subject of my gallery, i'm pleased to announce the forthcoming solo exhibition of artist paul romano this october 10 here in philly at the toothless cat. paul has worked in the music industry for over 10 years, creating the album artwork for popular bands such as mastodon. although i'm not familiar with any of this music, i had the great fortune of being introduced to paul's work via a visit to his studio, & was blown away. the exhibition promises to show a lot of the original work used for the album covers, but in this new context of the gallery, they gain a new meaning, transcending their original intent. the work itself is executed with classical precision from a master, at times steeped in myth & with a dark aesthetic. i'll be visiting paul's studio again after the opening for fecal face & i look forward to seeing some of you at the opening!

xxx