shed.

allyson mellberg taylor

olly moss

mon petit fantome

elsa mora

there is a sort of subtle violence that goes into the making of paper cuts that i find fascinating. a shedding of excess to reveal a gem within the paper. instead of wielding a paintbrush or pencil, these artists use scissors and blades to create these stunning works, some bordering on nightmarish fantasy, others quirky & strange. 

xo

belly of flea.

one of my top ten favorite contemporary artist: allyson mellberg taylor has always composed her incredible and creepy works with self-made, all natural inks & watercolors. this month she & her husband jeremy taylor has started to offer them up for sale under belly of flea,  named as an homage to marie antoinette. with an ingredient list that includes plants and insects & with recipes lifted from letters by jane austen, this new line of inks and watercolor pans will surely attract nature savvy artists as well as those of us who love using mediums that have a tale.

xo

i am always with you.

holy hell i'm obsessed with allyson mellberg's work.

 her new series, 'the lotus eaters' opened recently in paris, the city of all of my crystalline dreams. her work makes me feel comforted & yet strange, as if her figures inner most selves are being breached by an obtrusive, otherworldly life. while i'm not sure if these are welcome intrusions or necessarily good ones, i see so many parallels in my own life, the feeling of being overwhelmed by natural cosmic forces of which i can't control. i wrote a few more formal words over here at hi-fructose.

xx

examining time and space.

i'm personally attached to the work of allyson mellberg. there's something about her beautiful/grotesque female figures that I feel akin to. they seem forlorn and yet in control. infectious and twinning.

i wrote a mini review of her work over at the hi-fructose blog. 

i'm trying to adjust putting all of my art finding over at hi-fructose so i know this place has suffered a bit from it. i'm sure this will only make me mine deeper to find work that suits and stimulates both places and both audiences. i hope you'll stick around while things around here find their equilibrium.

xo

strange things for strange girls.

regrettably, i just discovered etsy has allowed anyone at anytime to create a treasury of curated items. i only say regrettably to this fantastic discovery because i fear this will be another thing i become obsessed with when i should be painting or writing or making new jewelry . . . but alas, please visit my first ever treasury, filled with curious delights.

xo.

*above image by allyson mellberg, who creates amazing work and has some inexpensive wonders available in her etsy shoppe.