Her Etsy shop is on vacation right now, but she promises to be back for Halloween.
Art
Gris Grimly is known for macabre–but not too!–illustrations for children’s books. Including some Edgar Allan Poe.
Once upon a time, Spooky Moon was dedicated mostly to dark art. I’m reviving that for the rest of October. Here’s the first.
You can buy Pegah Salimi’s art at the Dark Art Gallery. This is their bio:
“Pegah Salimi Elizi, born on May 15, 1982, in Tehran, Iran, is a distinguished artist with a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Painting from the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, Italy. As a member of the Iranian House of Painters, her work has been widely recognized and exhibited in numerous galleries and exhibitions both in Iran and internationally.
Pegah’s art is profoundly influenced by the resilience and spirit of individuals who strive for freedom and pursue their dreams, capturing in her paintings the diverse experiences of life and paying homage to the universal struggle for freedom and the relentless pursuit of one’s passions.”
Today we’re trying that acetone transfer method again, and it works better! Mostly.
Also: zombies.
Just figured out why I’m seeing a lot of Bruce St. John Maher pieces on eBay. Turns out he died about a year ago. He was 70, so not terrible innings, but living forever would have been better.
Maher was a pioneer in glass making, inventing the kiln techniques he used to create his work. He was also a gay rights activist in the SF Bay area.
If you search for him now on eBay, you’ll find a bunch of very under-priced necklaces. They even have a bit of stained glass! Tiger-Tiger also has a bunch of pieces, at more usual prices. I am glad to have the two pieces pictured here. I don’t think I’ll buy any more, as I would just be collecting it, and his work deserves to be seen by the masses.
If you’ve never watched an art documentary by Waldemar Januszczak, I highly recommend them. Especially his series on epochs of art. He takes some getting used to. We started out calling him the World’s Most Emphatic Art Historian. Once we saw more, it became Wally the Angry Hobbit. With affection.
It was in his series on the Renaissance that I was introduced to Bernard Palissy.
His pottery is filled with lizards, snakes, and frogs, often molded from specimens.
The symbolism is intended to remind us we are all born of sin. Well, you know, Renaissance. He lived a long and interesting life, dying in the Bastille at the age of 80. He totally deserves a biopic. For now, we can just admire his art.
