News from the Studio
Adspace Oasis: imagining a truly public online space without advertising
Adspace Oasis – art instead of advertising Imagine an Adspace Oasis in your fav online hangouts! Real public space where we and our friends could be served art of our choice vs advertising. #adspaceoasis There is no truly public space online to hang, only malls, private livingrooms, lobbies of trading floors. Rather miserable. In times of the plague, I really missed walking through crowds, in a city or at a festival or beach and hearing … >> read more
Working with green coffee bean burlap bags in the garden studio, with cats
Cats having a snack on the project burlap, with the cat fort in the background. Cat assistants were in full snacking and supervision mode in a recent outdoor studio session in the garden. A sunny weekend of high temperatures saw us drag our projects out of the basement studios and onto the circle lawn. Such a strange experience, to have such a warmth and angle of light but with no leaves on trees! Marc works … >> read more
Welcome to Dee Double Dub
Two online workshops coming up for Dee Double Dub, one at the Science Gallery in Detroi and one at Subtle Technologies in Toronto. Catch both online!
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We invent the gods we need. "Angel" in these titles is a reference to the angels of Revelations, of Blake, guardians of conscience fierce and terrible when we stray from our courageous paths of being the utmost versions of ourselves.
Angel Eyes 2
26 x 26 inches (66 x 66cm)
Metallic coated linen, inkjet heat transfer decals, vintage costume jewellery, vintage lucite, black onyx, hematite, malachite, linen and heat fusible glue backing, upcycled foamcore, upcycled oak frame, staples, nails, wire, and thread
2023
#behindthelacrimarium
#textileart
#contemporaryart
#contemporarytextileart
#devotionalart
#contemplativeart
#finecraft
#contemporarycraft
#ironon
#personalgods
#cryingeye
#eyebags
#vintagejewellery
#pearls
#whitejade
#onyx
#blacktears
#pinktears
#crystaltears
#howdoyoucry
#crying
#overcoming
#perseverance
#consciousness
#mindfulness
#thriving
#passthepopcorn
#herecomethetears
#art
Aug 14

Pillow Eye
16 x 16 inches (40 x 40cm)
Metallic coated linen, inkjet heat transfer decals, vintage costume jewellery, dyed coral, turquoise, invisible zipper, stuffing, thread.
2023
#behindthelacrimarium
#textileart
#contemporaryart
#contemporarytextileart
#devotionalart
#contemplativeart
#finecraft
#contemporarycraft
#ironon
#personalgods
#cryingeye
#eyebags
#vintagejewellery
#pearls
#whitejade
#onyx
#blacktears
#pinktears
#crystaltears
#howdoyoucry
#crying
#overcoming
#perseverance
#consciousness
#mindfulness
#thriving
#passthepopcorn
#herecomethetears
#art
Aug 14

This native to North America begonias grows in shadowy and dry conditions and even producer potato-like tuber and is called a famine plant.
#mandalasintheworld
#ywggardeners
#verdaciousarts
#csroliniancanada
#southcanada
#nativeplants
#landback
Jun 20

We invent the gods we need. "Angel" in these titles is a reference to the angels of Revelations, of Blake, guardians of conscience fierce and terrible when we stray from our courageous paths of being the utmost versions of ourselves.
Angel Eyes 1
31 x 31 inches (79 x 79cm)
Metallic coated linen, inkjet heat transfer decals, vintage costume jewellery, white jade, natural pink color pearls, black onyx, linen and heat fusible glue backing, upcycled foamcore, upcycled oak frame, staples, nails, wire, and thread
2023
#behindthelacrimarium
#textileart
#contemporaryart
#contemporarytextileart
#devotionalart
#contemplativeart
#finecraft
#contemporarycraft
#ironon
#personalgods
#cryingeye
#eyebags
#vintagejewellery
#pearls
#whitejade
#onyx
#blacktears
#pinktears
#crystaltears
#howdoyoucry
#crying
#overcoming
#perseverance
#consciousness
#mindfulness
#thriving
#passthepopcorn
#herecomethetears
#art
Jun 17

Dark Blue Iris Pendulum, 2023
Embroidery thread, vintage lucite and bakelite beads, gunmetal plated bronze chain on silk backed with linen on a wood frame.
#embroideredmandalas
#behindthelacrimarium
#embroidery
#blueeyes
#thread
#art
#blue
#kaleidoscope
#gridintheround
#contemporaryart
#grieving
#crying
#pendulum
#perseverance
May 29

Can any experience be used for growth?
Does consciousness even tell the difference between laughing and crying so long as we are breathing?
What can an abundance of any one experience be used for?
#behindthelacrimarium
#theartofcrying
#crying
#uglycrying
#crymeariver
#welcomethestrange_r
#behindthelacrimarium
#livingartist
#socialactivism
#sociallabor
#mission
#goal
#devotionalart
#acrylicgouache
#painting
#art
#waves
#tears
#contemporaryart
#consciousnesss
#attitude
#supplementsthatwork
#legsoftears
Apr 29

Abundance is abundance. Even the abundance of tears can be used for something.
#behindthelacrimarium
#livingartist
#socialactivism
#sociallabor
#mission
#goal
#devotionalart
#acrylicgouache
#painting
#art
#waves
#tears
#contemporaryart
#consciousness
#attitude
#supplementsthatwork
#legsoftears
Apr 29

For real!
#livingartist
#socialactivism
#sociallabor
#mission
#goal
#devotionalart
@marcngui
@artofmagda
Apr 29
