Wednesday 9 May 2012
Thursday 19 April 2012
DUe to my home computer going offline
This blog has been fairly quiet.
I'll upload the week 5 and week 6 reports within the next three days.
7+8
8 Considering the amount of work I have given myself for my final installation of work, I am starting early and working on pieces this week. The piece I know the most about where it's going is the Grimoire, and so I started the week oil painting another small skull to go inside the grimoire, along with the words"The story's in the soil, keep your ear to the ground" which is to hopefully act as an introduction to my project. I'm also looking at various stories across the occult and various religions that I would enjoy illustrating for my series of stippled images.
A reoccuring imagery in the stories that drew me in the most were of the butterfly.
I felt the black sun was relevant as an alchemy term and I also enjoyed the imagery conjured by alternate stories surrounding it. And I feel it's links to the butterfly and the black sun being used as a symbol of incomplete magnum opus makes it very relevant to a Christian tale of the butterfly freed from it's cocoon.
I'll upload the week 5 and week 6 reports within the next three days.
7+8
8 Considering the amount of work I have given myself for my final installation of work, I am starting early and working on pieces this week. The piece I know the most about where it's going is the Grimoire, and so I started the week oil painting another small skull to go inside the grimoire, along with the words"The story's in the soil, keep your ear to the ground" which is to hopefully act as an introduction to my project. I'm also looking at various stories across the occult and various religions that I would enjoy illustrating for my series of stippled images.
A reoccuring imagery in the stories that drew me in the most were of the butterfly.
I felt the black sun was relevant as an alchemy term and I also enjoyed the imagery conjured by alternate stories surrounding it. And I feel it's links to the butterfly and the black sun being used as a symbol of incomplete magnum opus makes it very relevant to a Christian tale of the butterfly freed from it's cocoon.
Thursday 5 April 2012
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Grandmother spider and the creation of the universe
Fox said he knew some people on the other side of the world who had plenty of light, but they were too greedy to share it with others. Possum said he would be glad to steal a little of it. "I have a bushy tail," he siad. "I can hide the light inside all that fur." Then he set out for the other side of the world. There he found the sun hanging in a tree and lighting everything up. He sneaked over to the sun, picked out a tiny piece of light, and stuffed it into his tail. But the light was hot and burned all the fur off. The people discovered his theft and took back the light, and ever since, Possoum's tail has been bald.
"Let me try," said Buzzard. "I know better than to hide a piece of stolen light in my tail. I'll put it on my head." He flew to the other side of the world and, diving straight into the sun, seized it with his claws. He put it on his head, but it burned his head feathers off. The people grabbed the sun away from him, and ever since that time Buzzard's head has remained bald.
Grandmother Spider said, "Let me try!" First she made a thickwalled pot out of clay. Next she spun a web reaching all the way to the other side of the world. She was so small that none of the people there noticed her coming. Quickly Grandmother Spider snatched up the sun, put it in the bowl of clay, and scrambled back home along one of the strands of her web. Now her side of the world had light, and everyone rejoiced.
Spider Woman brought not only the sun to the Cherokee, but fire with it. And besides that, she taught the Cherokee people the art of pottery making.
I want to illustrate this story, and the image of the grandmother spider, to include in my grimoire.
Sunday 18 March 2012
Tuesday 13 March 2012
Spirit Board gallery
group show now on view at San Francisco's Articulated Gallery (previewed here.)Housed within the confines of Haight Street's overwhelmingly amazing Loved to Death boutique, Articulated has been putting out some great shows recently, notably Jeremy Hush's solo there a couple months back, and the eclectic space continues with their delightfully dark programming this month. Curated by Hi-Fructose's own JL Schnabel, aka BloodMilk, 'Spirit Board' presents inspirations provided by the Ouija Board as interpreted by approximately two dozen artists including Caitlin Hackett, Jennybird Alcantara, Kukula, Jeremy Hush, Buddy Nestor and many more. Get a look at the opening celebrations, as well as a selection of our personal favorite works below.
Scott Schiedly
uxtaposing flora and fauna with macabre elements such as skulls and menacing mouths, artist Scott Scheidly creates wondrously dark portraits. The merging of human and plants components adds a speculative element to the paintings, adding a narrative effect that harkens old horror tales and subtly hints at popular culture.
Week 3 Evaluation
Monday and Tuesday I have been working on an image inspired by Scott Schiedly and from the Teagan White quote,
everything is a cycle.
I worked with these artists and the key Celtic theme of the tree of life and I think it's going quite well. The panting is quite rough and I'm not sure whether to finish it or leave it as a working drawing. I also have the biro version which I feel could be improved by using a less visible surface.
Wednesday and Thursday I've been working on putting my 'book' together and playing around with existing images created. I've made a patch out of the third eyed lady and finished my painting of the rams skull versus tree of life. I think it ended up quite well, although I still need to include inspiring images in a mind map around it. I have been researching talking boards and divination, and plan to further my impasto image board into a workable ouija board.
everything is a cycle.
I worked with these artists and the key Celtic theme of the tree of life and I think it's going quite well. The panting is quite rough and I'm not sure whether to finish it or leave it as a working drawing. I also have the biro version which I feel could be improved by using a less visible surface.
Wednesday and Thursday I've been working on putting my 'book' together and playing around with existing images created. I've made a patch out of the third eyed lady and finished my painting of the rams skull versus tree of life. I think it ended up quite well, although I still need to include inspiring images in a mind map around it. I have been researching talking boards and divination, and plan to further my impasto image board into a workable ouija board.
Monday 12 March 2012
Thursday 8 March 2012
Altar Preparation
your altar is partly a magickal spell for your life
This guideline is . . .
Put only those things that give you positive feelings when you look at them, feelings like . . .
- Happy,
- Inspired,
- Hopeful,
- Loving,
- Peaceful,
- Encouraged,
- Harmonious,
- Reverent,
- Grateful, etc.
Built with remarkable craftsmanship, this 8 " long Athame is perfect for your altar. Its 3 inch blade is double edged and made of hammered steel in which you can see the rippling effect of layer upon layer of heated metal being smelted together. Except for the small, 1 " metal cross guard, its 5" long handle is carved expertly of horn, and rests comfortably in your hand. Coming with a leather sheath that can be hung upon your belt, this Athame is perfect for those rituals in your wooded meadow as well as those you hold on your altar at home.
First two weeks evaluation
Whilst exploring a lot of Wiccan practise, I've also strayed to quite a few witchcraft and paranormal articles. I think these have influenced the more morbid themes in my responses. Although I still feel these responses are just as relevant, when Wicca celebrates life and the universe, and death is just a big a part of it. I feel the Tarot cards were much better in my head, and I really wish I could continue with them, although I know I'd spend too much of the project perfecting them if I did. I will include the most successful one as a sample in my grimoire, along with a synopsis of the Queen and reversed queen, and the deck of wands. I've also made my bracelet, which is to remind Wiccans of their religion. I feel it worked really well and the skull was a good choice because because it doesn't just celebrate life, but the skeleton also celebrate the complexity of everything and the many layers of each individual thing. By next week I want to find the article on microscopic sand particles I found a few years ago and include it in my influences. I also want to format my work on the bracelet better and include it in my grimoire.
I have also put a map of magic in Britain in my Grimoire, because I feel it's not just aesthetic but it's really interesting to look at, and helps set the tone for my work.
I have also put a map of magic in Britain in my Grimoire, because I feel it's not just aesthetic but it's really interesting to look at, and helps set the tone for my work.
Monday 5 March 2012
Useful Wicca information
Wicca is the largest of the Neopagan religions. Wiccans have great reverence for the Earth and for their Goddess and her consort, the horned God. Their main rule of behavior is the Wiccan Rede which forbids them from harming people, including themselves, except in some cases of self-defense.
Many, perhaps most, are solitary practitioners. Others form small groups of believers, called covens, groves, etc. Because of centuries of religious propaganda and misinformation, many conservative Christians, and others, associate Wiccans with Satanistseven though the two belief systems are as different as Christianity and Atheism.
Our essays on Wicca are very different from those on Christianity.
 | Wicca is a very decentralized religion; many Wiccans develop their own beliefs, rituals, and other practices. The latter are often not known outside the solitary practitioner or Wiccan coven. So we describe the beliefs and practices that most Wiccans hold in common. |
| Most of Christianity is highly centralized within denominations whose beliefs, rituals, and other practices are well documented and available to us. So we describe the diversity of Christian beliefs in great detail. |
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