nah, not really. did you get at least a little excited though? i don’t even think i’m actually able to breed anymore anyway. however, this girl who i completed today obviously is!
as if that’s not detailed enough, here’s a little more for you…
(can you tell that i LOVE crackle? is it getting old yet?? should i lay off it for awhile?)
i actually made a little frame for her too, covered in beeswax, carved and jabbed and stabbed and sliced… then did that alicia-wax-thang that i do. i only burned myself twice, both totally mildly (AND did a little something for my pulp redux book while the wax was still hot (i lie — i did the book piece first)).
i just bought a really, really nice new camera. that’s what the dude at the shop said. you know what? it sucks so bad that i had to SCAN this framed piece. i’m so annoyed. i’ve never had anything but a nikon before this stupid camera (that has a name that starts with a C) and i wish i didn’t allow him to talk me into this one. but i digress.
there is even the sweetest little easel stand for this piece (or i can add a hook to the back — i’m handy like that).
(see — photo is grainy. jerks!)
i’m putting this girl — i call her my wednesday gal for the moment since i made her today (wednesday!) — up for sale on my site tomorrow in the alicia-section. i also have tuesday’s chica that will be going up (omg, there is a uterus in that one — do i need therapy? or maybe i SHOULD try to have another offspring thing? maybe and nah.) i’m tired of camera wrestling so i’ll deal with it in the morning. then i can finish my thursday girl. she has no visible organs of any sort. just a hand… but that’s not an organ. trying to do a piece a day since i have no work and… well, you know.
oh wait, here was a part-way-through photo i took of uterus lady on tuesday. it’s done now and looks better, but peek anyway if you dare:
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29 October, 2009 at 10:45 am
Debrina
Awww these are just AAAAwesome! You are simply pregnant with creative babies, that’s what you are! Yep, that would explain this obsession. Think of it like that – kinda from a a metaphysical point of view. Well, you’ve knocked my stripey socks off once again with your darkly divine mixed media creations my friend. I love you.
29 October, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Sam Marshall
Oooh, this is fantastic. I just love the crackle background!!!
29 October, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Jill
How creative Alicia! Not sure why, but when I saw it, the first thing I imagined was a picture I have in my mind of a sculpture I admired many years ago in Wellfleet, Cape Cod. It was of an old man about 3 feet high and he had on an over coat which he held opened, holding on to each side. In his middle chest section was a young innocent looking child. I will never forget that- the look of the child in all of us that never goes away. Well, that was my thought and just wanted to share it with you! You never cease to amaze me!
29 October, 2009 at 9:57 pm
remnants
Wow!!! I can’t even begin to tell you how awesome it is to watch the evolution of your growth as an artist, Alicia. It seems lately that you have this amazing synergy going and it is phenomenal to watch this unfold. It’s like each new thing I see is even better than the last.
I’m so honored that we are friends and that I know you personally as well as giddy that I’m able to stalk you online to see your newest creations.
I LOVE this piece so much ~ it’s very very cool. Now quit reading comments on your blog and get back to the studio so you can make more things. I can’t wait to see!!! ; )
29 October, 2009 at 10:14 pm
alteredbits
grrr. something has gone awry with wordpress. i’ve responded to ALL of you and it’s supposed to mail you and post here. nothing is posted here so i HOPE you got my responses! i will re-email you all in a bit. ty so mucho!!
debrina, i love you too!! mucho!!!! and i have some sock-talk planned when we next chat. my friend designs AMAZING socks, stripey and otherwise — birds, day of the dead skulls, all kinds of stuff. knee-highs. i must get you some.
thank you so much, sam!!!
jill, i adore you and your stories! that sculpture sounds utterly amazing!! i wish i were able to see it. do you know if it’s posted anywhere online? big hugs to you, my amazingly awesome friend!
kerin, i love ya, sweets! thank you so very much! your words (and friendship!!) mean so much to me! i’m glad you like the piece, too. i named it “anatomy of motherhood” but didn’t think of that until i posted it on my site earlier. i’m off to ship too orders and a gift, then back to creating! i will have the empress tarot shrine done today or tomorrow, then photograph and post. it’s got RESIN CLAY in it! thought you’d like to know.
love you all! thanks so mucho. happy, creative days to you all and i’m so sorry my dumb blog is broken with response comments. i promise i didn’t ignore you.
29 October, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Jo Archer
These are fabulous! The colours in the background are wonderful, and no, the crackle glaze isn’t getting “old”, it’s great. Womb for more I’d say! (sorry about that)
30 October, 2009 at 9:31 pm
alteredbits
you soooo make me laugh. i love that. i almost choked on coffee.
thanks, lady!!
xx
30 October, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Kim
Old, Old!!! Crackle is meant to be old!!! I crack me up, LOL!
Love this you clever thing! Are we feeling a little hormonal of late? I think I sense a wee bit of a theme across a few pieces here! Now be careful with all the hot and sharp stuff, no getting hurt in the name of art, yeah right, LOL! Like that never happens! Camera wrestling is familiar here too and I always seem to lose! I so need photography for dummies!
30 October, 2009 at 9:32 pm
alteredbits
i CRACK you up, huh? 😉
thanks so much, sweetness. yep, a bit hormonal i think. maybe though it’s because i always wanted to have a little boy (check) then follow up with a little girl a couple of years later. didn’t happen and never will, though had i been able to it would have been great. so, you know. i think i have guilt for having an only child. who is he going to have when i kick the bucket? my sisters are fabulous and the concept of not having a sibling is unnatural to me. (lol, didn’t mean to turn this into a counseling session!) this way i can have a hundred babies without labor pains!!
cameras are a pain and a half! and we should share that book!
30 October, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Rainey
Ok so this is wild! Alot of wombinating went into this one I’d say (sorry about that eh no I’m not!haha) Now I’m signed up for this at exchange & I’m so behind as usual with me. Anyway everything I did was crap! Absolute tripe! So now (just now at 16.15 here in Dublin) I have a little painting of a fat white white rabbit thing going out tomorrow to YOU me thinks! Sorry about the fact tha it is the way it is Alicia but (& here come the excuses)I’ve just moved into a studio (four days ago) & since then I’ve had block. Yes NOW I get a bloody block! Now that I’ve to pay RENT I get one! I swivel around three times on my chair hoping that I’ll turn into an artist!
I’m afraid to out into the communal area as there are REAL freakin’ artists out htere! But I’d LOVE some coffee.Ok here goes..I’m goin’ in..
30 October, 2009 at 9:35 pm
alteredbits
no, don’t be sorry! okay good, thanks!
i can’t imagine YOU having a block a’tall, but i would suggest turning the other direction three times. that will probably solve the problem as you see it.
ohohoh, a fat white rabbit! you are the queen of white rabbits, fat and otherwise. i was drooling over your other white rabbit on your blog yesterday, and of course i think i forgot to comment. but i was loving it AND forwarded it to a friend who also loved it. anyway, i’m just giddy thinking about receiving something from you!
rent is over-rated. they should pay YOU for being there!
30 October, 2009 at 11:50 pm
JOhn M. Mora
Impressive work – free and powerful – dark and vivid. Regards.
5 November, 2009 at 7:42 am
Lisa Jurist
ahh..the curse of the dysfunctional camera…makes me nuts too! Your pieces are uber creative and unique…love the crackle.. you are the best at it! i never get tired of that fabulous enigmatic Alicia style! Have you done medical illustration before or is just the phases of the moon?
8 November, 2009 at 8:53 pm
caterina giglio
very good work! dark and visceral, and I LOVE THE crumbly paint!!!