Here’s a holiday commission I made for a colleague’s parents. They live with a robot named Elgin. Given that prompt, and that they like Jazz…this showed up.
Elgin
Category: ART
Where Two Worlds Touch
I am very happy to be a part of the show Where Two Worlds Touch: Drawing and Sculpture by Mary Baum, Jim Doran and Annie Farrar
Three artists explore edges and portals connecting physical and metaphysical worlds.
The Greenbelt Community Center Art Gallery
15 Crescent Road
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Link to their site
The show runs from August 25 through October 28, and gallery hours are: M-Sa, 9pm – 10pm. Su, 9am – 7pm.
I like both of my colleague’s work in the show. It was a good match. Annie’s work, in particular, deserves close study, as I hope you’ll see.
I’m particularly proud of this show, because I’m debuting my large drawings (the longest is 20′ and the tallest is 10′ 5″). I’ve also integrated a comic, and the map of the Land of the Dead ties all the pieces together into a single narrative. It was very satisfying to make, and to see assembled.
A Map of What is Known of The Land of the Dead
The final cut paper shadow box for my upcoming show. This map details what little is known about Land of the Dead, and the outlying Pine Island. I made the parchment using a bathtub and a pot of coffee.
This map is the keystone to the whole show, and shows elements of the other pieces on display. It stitches the whole story together.
The Resurrection Research Society
Some folks in the Land of the Dead are as interested in returning to life as we are in staying alive. Here’s a scene from a prestigious philosophical society in the Land of the Dead – The Resurrection Research Society.
This is 10″ x 10″, shown at the bottom.
The City of Lost Things
Here’s another shadow box for my upcoming show. It makes use of cut-paper shapes. The City of Lost Things (on Pine Island) is where those things that go missing turn up.
This is in a 10″ x 10″ frame. I forgot to photograph it in my studio after it was fully assembled, so here’s a photo from my phone, which shows how it turned out (in a rough, pixely way).
Charon, the ferryman shadowbox diorama
Charon, the ferryman, helps those, known as “them,” cross the Dead Sea to reach the Land of the Dead, their final reward. I’ve been wanting to do a shadowbox type diorama for a long time. This will be in an upcoming show in the city of Greenbelt. The frame is 10″ x 10″.
Vavaenvivo
I met Vanessa on Instagram. We share an interest in Squier Supersonic guitars and boutique guitar pedals. She’s engaging, open, kind, and so very talented. So I made her this Tarot tin.
Please follow her and check out her music. She’s great!
