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 I Have to Say

New Finished Artwork, Artist's Life, Inspiration, Art Business | 4 Comments

27 MAY, 2021 The purpose of art is to raise people to a higher level of awareness than they would otherwise attain on their own. ~ Brassai The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right...

Women’s Work

Collage, Art History, New Finished Artwork, Inspiration | 0 Comments

Ordinary Goddess 2, hand cut collage on vintage book cover, 8 x 11 in22MARCH, 2021 "Of the top 100 most successful contemporary artists from 2000 to 2019, only seven are women....The art world gender gap is visible throughout the sector: women are...

Something New

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

02 MARCH, 2021 I think some of the biggest bursts of creativity and artistic growth I’ve had are usually preceded by a big creative block. — Ashley Goldberg I give myself permission to just make for the sake of making without any thought to the...

What’s the Problem?

Artist's Life, Art Business, Collage, The Internet | 2 Comments

10JANUARY, 2021Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket, mixed media collage, 5.5 x 6 inches Art Marketing "I'm aiming for the emotional honesty of Van Gogh and the promotional skills of Coca-Cola!" ~ Dion Archibald Almost four years ago, I finally...

Begin Again

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

Kalachakra Matrix, monotype with mixed media21DECEMBER, 2020 "And the seasons, they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return, we can only look Behind, from where we came And go round and round...

What’s Next

Art Business, Art Exhibitions, New Finished Artwork, Artist's Life | 0 Comments

5 OCTOBER, 2020 Think Square 3 I had a very hard time coming up with a title for this post. I'm actually still struggling with what I want to say. There's no big theme here. Mostly, I just wanted to tell you that I'm still here, despite the strangeness of the world we...

The Art of Collage, part 2

Collage, Art History, Inspiration | 6 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

Art Exhibitions, Collage, Art History, New Finished Artwork | 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...