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The Lady with the Scissors
The relationship I have with my scissors has grown alongside my personal evolution from a hobbyist to an upcoming local artist. I am the artist behind Lady Brock Studio, and I make intricate cut and paste collage compositions from mostly reusable materials. The topics of my art include intersectionality, post-modern feminism, and tongue-in-cheek explorations of pop-culture through my very personal style.
By Ramanda Brockett5 years ago in Journal
Happy Mail
From an early age I had an affinity for all things creative. I’d swipe coffee filters from the kitchen to make voluminous skirts for my dolls. In kindergarten, I painted and strung a full set of macaroni jewelry for every woman in my family, fancying myself a brilliant jewelry designer. Growing up in a family with limited disposable income available, I would spend hours flipping through my mom’s old magazines, cutting out the prettiest, most appealing images, then gluing them onto little story “books” I had written. At the time, I dreamed more of becoming a writer than an artist. Without realizing it, however, I was already on my way to becoming a paper crafter, expressing myself with those magazine photos, scissors, a little glue, and a lot of imagination.
By Melissa Weber 5 years ago in Journal
Pain Paintings
I would be remiss to talk about my art without first explaining what got me here. In the Fall of 2019, my life changed forever. I had an accident where I sustained an injury that didn't heal. It was the first rock to fall in my unraveling, like an avalanche on a mountain.
By Shannon Watts5 years ago in Journal
One Square, No Cuts?
The only step where scissors are allowed when making true origami is also the most critical step: creating the perfect square. I fold my best pieces from handmade paper (in this case, made by my friends at Origamido Studio) which comes with rough, irregular edges which must be cut straight. The square must be perfectly straight-edged, perpendicular at the corners, and have equal sides. A small error in the beginning will manifest itself as a noticeable irregularity in the final fold. After that, folding creates the complex forms of the origami creatures, plants, and even human characters that I design.
By Brian Chan5 years ago in Journal
Joy Pops-Up
One can get so caught up in one’s life that you forget to take time for yourself. The grind and constant activity it seems to take, not just to succeed but to stay afloat at times. I was doing everything in service to my goals that I forgot about finding time for joy in my life. “Self-care” like “grind” is a buzz word with vivid pictures of what it should look like, and how they will serve you. But nothing is one size fits all and the needs of one may not fulfill another. This story is about how I found my joy.
By Kanova Johnson5 years ago in Journal
Cutting Into The Past Yields Truths About the Future
I stood looking at the shiny black jacquard dress, scissors in hand, considering where to make the first cut. The choir dress on my cutting table that had been worn by a generation of high school girls was recently replaced by a more stylish velvet and chiffon style. I was considering how to cut apart the old dress and transform it into something new and useful. In many ways, I was doing the same thing with my life.
By Shelly Ann Moon5 years ago in Journal
The Shape of a Brush
What is in the shape of a brush ? A masterpiece that’s what. You see I picked up a brush a few years ago to paint and I haven’t put it down since. I’m a forever painter, meaning I will be painting today, tomorrow, and the next lifetime. Painting is the process by which I express my creativity on canvas. It is something that I enjoy very much and it is the right medium for me due to the way I use color and paint. For my paintings I take inspiration from the creations that are around me. The average person may not notice them anymore but I do. These creations are the birds, grass, trees, hills, everything that has been created on this planet. But of course none of this can appear on my canvas until I create my most valuable tool, a brush.
By Thyatira Grant5 years ago in Journal
Dare to drape differently?
There were moments when I was younger where I'd open my mother's suitcases to find her old *sarees, I loved wrapping myself in the silky, earthen streams of nine yards of fabric. My mother would travel regularly in the Asia-Pacific region, so I found fabrics from India, Japan and Vietnam. My favourite was always the Tanchoi* saree made in Varanasi and Gujurat.
By Priyanka Kaul5 years ago in Journal
The Right Tool Makes All The Difference
My name is Pam Wagoner and I am an emerging mixed-media, creative reuse artist. I love taking items and materials that are often discarded or seen as trash and turning them into something new, useful and worthy of admiration. My goal is to inspire people to waste less, while being creative about it. I hope that the beauty and uniqueness of the art will draw attention to the fact that we all need to be more aware of the waste we generate, how we dispose of it and the impact those decisions make on our environment.
By Pam Wagoner5 years ago in Journal
