Prosthetic Superheroine
The character is created, her super powers are in process.
I’ll come up with her name soon.
Let the story boarding commence!
February 17, 2012
February 14, 2012
Updates on Opulent Mobility
There is so much to report.
First off- my first solo show is in the planning stages! Opulent Mobility is tentatively scheduled for February 2013. The gallery is TBD, but we’ve got dibs on a lovely place in downtown LA.
Of course, the show will include Driven, The Edwardian Cyborg Wheelchair and Le Flaneur/ the SteamWalker.
Collaborative plans include a superheroine prosthetic animation with Theresa Gehri and a mixed organic media prosthetic device with the fabulous Alan deForest. Check out Alan’s fabulous atrocities at http://lostmuertosart.com/sculpture.html and Theresa’s Ocean Kiss at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZO7AFRRyac.
New works in process are the Jazz Age Roadster/Scooter and The Clockwork Brace.
I’ve just become a board member of the Haggus Society, a fabulous feminist arts collective for women artists over 40 with edge. I’ve never been a board member before, but Terri Lloyd, Monica Marsh and Nina Ehlig promise to help guide me. The Haggus Society gave me the push I needed to get this show on the road.
Check them out here! http://thehaggussociety.wordpress.com/
And yeah, Driven and Le Flaneur are due to be published in Steampunk- A Complete Guide to Victorian Techno-Fetishism by Vienna Von Schwartz. More information on that as it comes.
I am honored and profoundly lucky to have such great companions.
Here’s some of the imagery I’ve been researching- genuine Victorian prosthetics plus a modern update. May they inspire you too.
Victorian Prosthetic
Hammer Prosthetic
Immaculate Prosthetic Device
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February 6, 2012
Clare Graham, Re-Purposer Extraordinaire!
Sometimes I need to share my inspirations.
Clare Graham makes the most fabulous piece of art out of the most unremarkable things.
His pop-top furniture, curved yardstick torsos, coral reefs of buttons and Scrabble tile mazes fill me with glee and awe. Tin cans, bottle tops and dominoes work as his building blocks. And the creations just make the child in me so very happy.
You must see this. I swear, you’ll be inspired. And you may never look at discarded items the same way again.
Clare Graham Buttons
Clare Graham Pop Tops
Clare Graham Tin Cans
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