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

Fragments of Memory II

New Finished Artwork, interconnections, Collage, Art Materials | 2 Comments

19 JANUARY, 2019 New Finished Artwork Interconnections Collage Artist's Life Narrative Art "Narrative art is visual art that tells a story. It manifests itself in every kind of medium, in every culture, in every form that you can imagine.... Narrative art is as old as...

Moon Net

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Contemporary Mixed Media 16 DECEMBER, 2018 New Finished Artwork Collage Printmaking Above is a detail of a recently finished piece called Moon Net. What's great about being a contemporary mixed media artist is the freedom it affords you to try new things. In this...

Analogy IV

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Analogy IVmonotype with mixed media on Rives BFK, 15 x 11.25 inches 11 NOVEMBER, 2018 New Finished Artwork Inspiration Interconnections Printmaking Patterns in Nature Analogy IV is another piece in what I call the Analogy series, a body of work that focuses on the...

Transformation 53

New Finished Artwork, Artist's Life, Printmaking, Transformations Series | 2 Comments

New Monotype Collage 30 OCTOBER, 2018 New Finished Artwork Transformations Series Collage Printmaking I've just completed a new monotype collage, number 53 in the long-ongoing Transformations series. If you've been a follower of my blog for a while, you're probably...

The Gift

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11 OCTOBER, 2018 New Finished Artwork Inspiration Collage Interconnection Antique Ephemera Sometimes it's the materials that inspire the piece; that was the case with The Gift. Perusing through my piles of vintage and antique ephemera, a relationship between some of...

Big Little Things

Artist's Life, Inspiration, interconnections, Photography | 2 Comments

Nature Photography 21 SEPTEMBER, 2018 "My inspiration, very simply put, is nature. I’m fascinated by how the universe works – by the visible and invisible connections between all things.” - from My Story Nature Photography Ever since I learned to use a 35 millimeter...

Transformations 50, 51, and 52

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Transformation 50 ingredients: monotype/monoprint sections, watercolor pencils, Caran d'Ache crayons 7 x 7 inches, on 100% cotton Rives BFK heavyweight printmaking paper 22 AUGUST, 2018 New Finished Artwork Interconnections Printmaking Collage A few months ago, I...

Analogy III

Work in Progress, New Finished Artwork, interconnections, Printmaking, Collage | 2 Comments

An Artist's Process 27 JULY, 2018 New Finished Artwork Work in Progress Interconnections Printmaking Collage Do you ever wonder about an artist's process? I often find myself staring at a breathtaking piece of art, mystified as to how it was accomplished....

Dakini

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Dakini: Sky Dancer 13 JULY, 2018 New Finished Artwork Inspiration Interconnections Printmaking She's been with me a long time, this dakini. This mixed media artwork is a piece that I was vaguely dissatisfied with, but at the same time, I liked it enough that I...

Nature Inspired Print

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Nature Inspired Print 11 JUNE, 2018 New Finished Artwork Inspiration Interconnections Printmaking This nature inspired print is another piece in what I call the Analogy series, a body of work that is kind of a sub-series of Suchness. It is more narrowly focused on...