Saturday, January 31, 2009

a bit of a stretch...

The Teeny Tiny Art Show #4 is less than a week away! Small packages containing tiny art are coming in from all over the country - I just received some new work from Bailey Saliwanchik, her recent portraits are a refreshing departure from her "playful portrayals of traditional female archtypes reflecting on themes of spirituality, sexuality, beauty and a gentle relationship with nature".

Here is a tiny preview of her "Distortraits"...




"Bailey Saliwanchik hails from the deep woods, swampy fields and blue skies of Maine, emerging with a belief in plant magic and the enchanted female. Her subjects are borne from a process of intuitive visual construction and combined interests in contemporary illustration, fashion illustration, classic figurative painting, ancient ideologies, goddess worship and fantastical female characters : gypsies, princesses, witches, mermaids, cowgirls, nuns, dancers queens and mediums. She loves big hair, books by Tom Robbins, ambiguous symbolism, gin, curls, and pumpkin muffins. She is currently based in Brooklyn, NY."