Work-in-progress: If you want an omelette...
"... You gotta break a few eggs."
Remember those plastic Easter eggs I found?
I'm finally getting back to them, and the piece for which I bought them in the first place. I plan to repaint them before I place them back into the carton. A toy bat will hang over the eggs.
Then I shall attempt the improbable: finish the whole piece by next week. Wish me luck!
Juan Alonso Studio fundraiser: claim your art
It's finished and delivered: the 6" x 6" artwork I created for next week's fundraiser at Juan Alonso Studio!
Juan is partnering with Project 106 artist studios for this fundraiser, which will benefit the ACLU, Lambda Legal and Planned Parenthood. With that last organization in mind, I made this piece honoring Anarcha, Betsy and Lucy. They were three of twelve enslaved women who survived the medical experiments of Dr. J. Marion Sims. Because of their sacrifices, he became known as the father of modern gynecology.
Credit: Wikimedia Commons
More importantly, the women's sacrifices back then mean more women today recover from difficult childbirths. I hope the sales of artwork in this show can help support women who depend on Planned Parenthood for their health care.
Credit: Juan Alonso Studio
At first, all the art was going to be available first-come-first-served, starting April 28th. But so many people liked the art they saw online, Juan is now taking reservations for specific artworks. So I think it's all right to say this: if you want one, SPEAK NOW or forever hold your peace.
Good luck staking your claim!
Work-in-progress: fragile
Good thing Easter is coming up, because I've got eggs on the brain. Thinking about how to use faux eggs in the next few pieces I make.
These eggs are already coated with chalkboard paint. Some of them I'm going to repaint, but I may leave one or two as-is to write something on them.
They're for a piece I'll show in a two-person exhibit this fall. We're exploring the idea of fragile barriers or containers, and eggs embody some points I'd like to make. I'm also collecting eggs online.
Who knows: I might even look for eggs and candy to put in the kids' Easter baskets. Is it too early to have them get their own?