Mystical Mixed Media Blog

I believe that magic is art and that art, whether it be writing, music, sculpture, or any other form is literally magic. Art is, like magic, the science of manipulating symbols, words, or images, to achieve changes in consciousness. ~ Alan Moore

What the Water Gave Me

New Finished Artwork, Inspiration, interconnections, Collage | 0 Comments

In the Flow 13 APRIL, 2018 New Finished Artwork Inspiration Collage Interconnection What the Water Gave Me is a collage I made when I was missing the ocean. It's one of those rare pieces that seemed to come out of nowhere, without much conscious thought. This...

New Small Collage: Avalokiteshvara in Bloom

New Finished Artwork, Inspiration, interconnections | 2 Comments

New Small Collage 29 MARCH 2018 I've recently finished a new small collage, loosely based on a traditional drawing of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. I've felt an affinity for this enlightened being from first sight. Seeing a depiction of him has always given me...

Persistence

New Finished Artwork, Artist's Life, Collage, Art Materials | 4 Comments

Vintage Ephemera: Persistence 03 MARCH, 2018 Art Materials Artist's Life Collage New Finished Artwork The photo at right is of a page from someone's old botany lab specimen book, dated 1919. Apparently, it will be considered antique in one more year....

What’s Happening in the Studio + Print Give-Away

Work in Progress, Artist's Life, Art Business, Collage | 32 Comments

What's Happening ? 14 MARCH 2018 Artist's Life Work in Progress Collage Art Business I thought this might be a good time to post an update about what's happening in the studio. Though I have spent a lot of time on the computer lately, I also have some artwork in...

An Artist’s Life, Part 3

Tips and Techniques, Artist's Life, Art Business | 10 Comments

What Does An Artist Really Do All Day? 22 FEBRUARY 2018 How much work does it take to get to this point? Sometimes I hear someone make an off-hand remark that reminds me of how the majority of people regard the work of an artist. At times I'm taken aback at comments...

Transformation 48

New Finished Artwork, Artist's Life, interconnections, Printmaking, Collage | 2 Comments

Transformation 48 ingredients: monotype/monoprint sections, metallic ink, watercolor pencils, Caran d'Ache crayons 7 x 7 inches, on 100% cotton Rives BFK heavyweight printmaking paper 10 FEBRUARY, 2018 New Finished Artwork Interconnections Printmaking Collage...

On Their Way!

Artist's Life, Art Business, Art Exhibitions, Printmaking | 2 Comments

For the Love of Printmaking 5 FEBRUARY, 2018 Art Exhibition Artist's Life Printmaking Art Exhibition Four of my monotype collages are on their way to For the Love of Printmaking, a members' prints exhibition at Rubber City Prints in Akron, Ohio. I joined this...

New Collage: Map III

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Map III mixed media collage on Rives BFK paper, 5.25 x 6 inches ingredients: map fragments, watercolor crayons, ephemera, joss paper, image transfer 29 JANUARY, 2018 Inspiration Artist's Life New Finished Work I have always loved maps. Something...

Sacred Circles

Artist's Life, Inspiration, interconnections | 0 Comments

No Beginning and No End 21 JANUARY 2018 On September 7, 2016, I began posting a daily CIRCLE OF THE DAY on my facebook pages. It all started because I had noticed that a lot of art work featured circular patterns or forms of one kind or another, especially...

Inspirations and Influences

Artist's Life, Inspiration | 4 Comments

The Beginning 9 JANUARY, 2018 Inspiration Artist's Life Recently I was asked about my early artistic inspirations and influences, so I thought I'd try to re-trace my personal path, as an obsession with one artist or style led to another. Immediately I thought...