Etsy store is up and running!

The etsy shop was finally updated recently, check my webpage (thebutterflypeople.com) or the etsy shop for more additions coming soon!

emergence - moving on out

Some of the butterfly people have left their boxes. How? Ive got them coated in acrylic to protect them from damage, they are of course stronger than the clay itself but still fragile. Even the butterfly wings are preserved in this substance. This presents a new challenge in packing them, but makes carrying them lighter and finally satisfy the never-ending desire of people to have these figures OUT.

They have a beautiful high gloss surface much like clear glazed ceramics and are smooth to the touch with the colors enhanced.

Today was sort of a sad wake up call for me. I was reminded of the darker side of humanity. Two of my very good friends, one male and the other female were both abused in their childhood, the stories are heart wrenching and the thought of a small defenseless child having to deal with physical and or sexual abuse really bothers me. It made me think about my work and how kinda frivolous it is, perhaps its because I had a relatively (as far as negative events) uneventful upbringing. Most of the pain and suffering I went through was when my mother passed away, I have made commemorative pieces for her, and will do a new one soon, but how much does personal experience influence your art?

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What gives? I havent been able to make anything lately.

new wax piece to (potentially) be cast into bronze

I sketched out the drawing below to come up with an idea of how I would like the new piece to look, this time since it is my second bronze sculpture, I will know what is coming... for instance I am contemplating the end material which I want to be half textured and half smooth, the only thing is, will this translate into the finished piece since there is such extensive cleaning involved in the final product? The sculpted figure is sort of a sketch herself as she may be re-done as well. Classes at the art students league are back in session, and I begin tomorrow morning, so I gotta go catch some sleep.

reevaluation

My work is currently undergoing a reevaluation. I cannot yet put together a blog to talk about it though because I haven’t decided to touch upon race and being a minority or whether to just keep it personal and bring up my mother. I may do both, an evaluation of my work and how it relates or doesn’t relate to me the artist/creator. I want to change the “face” of my work. What am I putting out there and why? More to come…

Never Give up Hope