Nearly two years, almost there

This year is the 30th anniversary of Erasure, and Andy Bell and Vince Clarke are celebrating their enduring and award-winning partnership with a brand new deluxe CD ‘Best Of’. and it is my art work on tthe covers!!!!

My art work graces the deluxe 3CD set features a disc of hits, and two discs of remixes – some old and some new, packaged with a special booklet and archive photographs.

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Great article with Andy Bell and Vince Clarke

Mass produced, over perfectified, glamorized fashionistas destined for goodwill, thrift shops and dumpsters can be given new life! Learn how to “up-cycle”, alter and embellish Barbie into an interesting, fun, whimsical, and or thought provoking work of art.

It is with malicious joy that many a child has taken scissors to Barbie’s golden mane. That would be just the beginning in the Barbie Redux workshop! The plastic pop culture icon can be re-constructed and held up to a higher standard of representation. As a work of art she may reflect societal issues about the roles that women play, related to gender, beauty, sexual objectification and feminine idealism. Or, she may become a whimsical or surreal creature leaving commercial symbolism behind in favor of a unique, one of a kind, work of art not to be destined for a landfill.

Instructor, Patricia Anders started altering Barbies in 2009 and continues to give new life and meaning to the mass produced object. Her altered dolls have been exhibited and published many times. Having altered nearly a hundred Barbies, she brings a wealth of experience to “playing dolls”.

The Barbie Redux workshop will be held on Nov 9th and Nov 10th (tentative)in conjunction with the Ojai art festival, “Dis-carted”.

The workshops will be held at OVA Arts
108 Signal Street, Ojai, Ca 93023 Phone: 805 646 5682
Class fee 40.00
All materials provided

I met a very young little girl who would say, “look I’m invisible”, and she would close her eyes. Do you ever get the feeling that you just want to be invisible, if only you could think it and make it happen.