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

The Art of Collage, part 2

Inspiration, Collage, Art History | 0 Comments

Question, hand-cut collage, 5 x 8.5 inches22SEPTEMBER, 2020"I suspect many artists find it alluring for not only its immediacy but its unique and inherent nature to reinvent the familiar into something mysteriously new. Collage also has a long history of integrating...

The Last Few Brushstrokes

Work in Progress, New Finished Artwork, Artist's Life | 2 Comments

22AUGUST, 2020 The ConundrumLately, I've been having trouble finishing my work. I literally have about 6 or 7 pieces laying around my studio in various states of unfinished-ness. I have tons of ideas, and they all start out pretty good. However, I get to a...

Protest Art and SOS Art 2020

New Finished Artwork, Art Exhibitions, Collage, Art History | 2 Comments

Reliquary, mixed media collage on antique book cover, 17.5 x 11 in1JULY, 2020Late Hour Riot, Shepard FaireyShepard Fairey is an American graphic artist and social activist who is part of the Street Art movement along with other artists including Banksy and Mr....

Up Close and Personal

Tips and Techniques, Artist's Life, Inspiration, Photography | 2 Comments

21 MAY, 2020 The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words. ~ Elliott Erwitt When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with...

The Healing Power of Art

New Finished Artwork, Artist's Life, Inspiration | 6 Comments

1MAY, 2020Shelter in Place, collage and mixed media on antique book cover, 9.25 x 6 in This piece is one of my latest attempts to work through the feelings of anxiety and helplessness I've experienced with the global pandemic.Working Through ItI wasn't...

Inspired by Nature

Artist's Life, Inspiration, interconnections, Photography | 4 Comments

Art Inspiration 12JANUARY, 2020“Deep ecology does not see the world as a collection of isolated objects but rather as a network of phenomena that are fundamentally interconnected and interdependent." ~ Fritjof Capra, The Tao of Physics"Nature uses only the...

A Few More Repairs, plus Give-away Results

New Finished Artwork, Artist's Life, Art Business, Collage | 1 Comment

30 DECEMBER, 2019 Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. ~ Henry Ford Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying 'I will try again tomorrow.' ~ Mary Anne Radmacher...

A Few Small Repairs plus a Give-away

Work in Progress, New Finished Artwork, Artist's Life, Collage | 35 Comments

21NOVEMBER, 2019"I'm gonna fix that last joke by taking out all the words and adding new ones." ~ Mitch Hedberg"Each mistake teaches you something new about yourself. There is no failure, remember, except in no longer trying. It is the courage to continue that...

The Separation of Heron and Crow II

New Finished Artwork, Artist's Life, Inspiration | 2 Comments

27 SEPTEMBER, 2019 A picture is worth a thousand words. American adage, origin debatable Picture books are for everybody at any age, not books to be left behind as we grow older. The best ones leave a tantalising gap between the pictures and the...

An Artist’s Life Version 2.0

Artist's Life, Inspiration, Art Business, The Internet | 4 Comments

30 AUGUST, 2019 The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. — Henry David Thoreau ... Practically, time is a non-renewable resource that determines the redeemable value of almost all renewable resources on a personal level. Income, for...