november is always a quiet time of year for me. hectic, but still and calm-feeling at the same time for some reason. it’s getting cold now which makes me want to go out even less than i typically would and i get so very busy creating holiday gifts for fam and friends, winter-time art show goodies, stuff my shops, etc. that i feel like a quiet little machine. as crazy as november and december always are to me, i feel like i’m going in slow motion in this hushed little space of my own.
i’ve made a few more handmade books. that makes 18 so far (they are tiny though). three of these are gifts for sure (the two above = gifts to me – are the only non-blank ones), and some may soon be in my shop as i may have created too many to fit in my wee space at the 12/5 art fair (do you think 3 assemblages, 15 mini-books, 25 cards, 25 prints, eight collages, a large handmade book, five wristcuffs, three necklaces and six journals will fit on a 3×5′ table??).
i also did a series of anatomical collages a couple weeks back, or so. four of which can be found on my site — just posted them.
first, i created a woman…
then i created four men. here are three of them…
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21 November, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Kim Palmer
I’m loving the wee books and collages! Oh, and of course it will all fit on the table! It may be piled up and resemble a mountain but it WILL fit! LOL!
21 November, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Leslie
I am in love with your little books….wish I could see them (touch them!) in person. They are wonderful.
21 November, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Renate
Just gorgeous!
Funny, how this time of year makes one want to just pull in, create a cozy spot and quietly work…
22 November, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Lisa Sarsfield
Loving those collages Alicia! So simple (in a good way!) and the colour palette and black stitches beckon me! Your books are fab too, little treasures!
Have fun in your happy/busy/calm zone:) x
23 November, 2010 at 10:19 am
David
Love the anatomical studies…what fun! I’m looking forward to settling in and doing some more collaging here real soon…hopefully during the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas I too can find my “calm”…
23 November, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Samantha Marshall
Your art is just amazing-loving the books and the intricate little details.
24 November, 2010 at 9:13 am
Seth
Sensational books. That table at the fair will be a bounty of all things amazing!
30 November, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Debbie
Extraordinary work, my friend. I love those nails – a prickly read! Collages are beautiful. We have been using the same colour pallette (no surprises there – we always seem to be on the same page) Stay tuned, I’m about to put up one of my recent (well, not so so recent) collages that I made a few weeks ago to replenish my art fair stock.
Love you; love your work!
D
9 December, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Donna Watson
I have been away on a trip and am really quite behind myself– LOVe all your mini books and stuff here– and glad you changed that deadline to the end of Jan. because now I think I can submit something.