Here's some pictures of new pieces I've been working on. Thank you Scrap Exchange for always having unique "canvases" for me to work with.
This piece is inspired by Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D.'s book Shaman, Healer, Sage: how to heal yourself and others with the energy medicine of the Americas. These pictures are all part of one piece.
My newest piece was inspired by a book called Mushroom Magick with essays by Daniel Pinchbeck, Erik Davis, and notes from mycologist Gary H. Lincoff. In Daniel Pinchbeck's essay, there is a quote that says, "Growing out of rot or turd, in damp caves along dead tree stumps, mushrooms appear in worlds that lie between life and death, animal and plant." The essays in this book are equally as beautiful as the pictures. Mushrooms are amazing and wondrous biological creatures with undeniable healing powers.
To learn more about Mushroom history, nutrition, and culinary uses, check out http://mushroominfo.com. The things we need most in life tend to appear at just the right moment, even if they take their time getting here. I'm not going to lie, life has been more stressful than usual and money is tight. Times like these seem to be a muse for art, but not having a canvas can cause a block in the creative system. While walking the dogs yesterday I found my canvas! It's truly amazing what some people throw in the trash. I saw these boards sticking out of the bins on the side of my apartment. Come to find out they're old skateboards. This picture was taking after I sanded them down, but the two small ones seem to be homemade skateboards, and the one in the middle is a more traditional one that had a graphic on it before I sanded it off. The wood has a lot a of character to it, so I'm hoping I can incorporate it into the piece. Hopefully over the next few days I'll make a little progress on these and share.
In the mean time, if you don't have money and materials, just take a walk through your neighborhood, try to create with the things around you and please share with the world the awesome things you create. |
AuthorBrandy Lynn is an artist and Oriental Medicine practitioner in Cookeville, TN. Archives
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