BACK STORIES
Welcome to Back Stories, a place where I deposit all of the things going on in my head while I am working in the studio or galavanting around collecting the source materials I use in my artwork. I try to share a bit of insight into one working artist’s studio life, my hunt for the materials I use and the rabbit holes I go down learning about the histories, stories and hidden treasures lurking inside the pages of these materials.
No Big Wahoo
Using vintage materials —like the Big Chief writing tablet— in our artwork forces us to question why some logos and images became embedded in our cultural narrative.
A Balancing Act
I feel like I can really relate to these women. They are working so hard at not much of anything. Reach! Balance! Collapse! Repeat. Struggling to stay afloat while wearing a fairly unflattering pair of shorts and a t-shirt. Quelle horreur!
Call Me Crazy
Crazy Water Hotel—Where America Drank Its Way to Health. Come venture into the back story of the source materials for this artwork:—1950s prescription papers harking from The Crazy Hotel. Don’t you feel healthier already?
Women's Work
The publisher seemed to know their audience was both desperate for any source of personal income and incredibly resourceful, creative and determined to find independence. AND she could do all of these things all the while wearing the new Compresso Belt to keep that tummy tucked securely.