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Just an artist currently experiencing a creative renaissance
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Current Obsession:
- Resin
- Alcohol Ink
Fuck around and find out
Translucent Consciousness Series
2021
I began working on the Translucent Consciousness Series in early February 2021 and have now finished three pieces and have others ongoing. The Translucent Consciousness Series has been an experiment for me in learning new forms of art, but also creating art that feels like play, is messy and unpredictable but also has great depth. All pieces of this series are related to the mind and thoughts which, for me, are both directly impacted by living with Multiple Sclerosis, a disease I was diagnosed with 15 years ago.
Combining the impermanence and unpredictability of ink with the finality of resin has been a lesson in letting go of control and a head first dive into finding unintentional beauty in experimenting with new mediums – themes that mimic life with MS.
This series is about creating things that look beautiful on their own, but when you hold them close you can see a microworld inside that is representative of deep thoughts, dreams, and how those can be interrupted by something that lives inside your brain, like MS does.
This project has been a creative renaissance in my art practice, and an important new chapter in my work as a chronic illness advocate.
Translucent Consciousness:
No. 1 Sources of Light
Resin, wire & found objects
5 x 7 inches
Translucent Consciousness:
No. 2 Bloom & Flourish
Resin, wire & found objects
5 x 7 inches
Translucent Consciousness:
No. 3 Concept Ingredients
Resin, wire & found objects
My biggest resin piece yet! I am proud of this sucker but at the same time it’s turned into quite the lesson. There are SO many mistakes in this guy, that half way through I was like...let’s fuck around and find out how bad it can get and still be saved. Answer: pretty bad. Lol
✅ Not fully mixing the resin in one layer
✅ Accidentally pouring too much part A and running out of room for part B
✅ Attempted to stir unmixed resin IN the mold and resulting in an obscene amount of bubbles
✅ Drilling inbetween layers to fix bubbles
✅ Full on forgetting to add heat after the last pour to avoid bubbles. 🤦🏼♀️
There’s a lot of bubbles, one of my pedals floated away, there’s unmixed shit in there. It needs a top coat. Etc etc
🚨BUT 🚨
I poured a 10x10, 2 inch mold with flowers I dried myself. I added glitter for the first time and realized it can help cover errors. I found out you CAN drill between layers and it’s fine. I’m going to do my first top coat. This one was fun and stressful. And up close it’s a bit of a disaster but imma put it up in my office as a reminder that bad art is still art.
I finally got to do some ink on some oversized paper. This is 18x24. It’s like a whole different ballgame when it’s this big. I feel like I keep say I’m experimenting and learning, but I don’t feel like I have a grasp on this at all, and every time something different happens. It’s fun but I also wish that I could get into a grove and just make stuff. Trust the process. I know, I know.
I have had my eye on these hexagon molds for a while now. @aajmolds is doing a giveaway and I am full on shameless about being desperate to win.
I had my first major art fail. Whomp whomp.
I decided to try adding some gold pigment to the resin for some shimmer and dimension. I was alternating layers and then on the last one, the moment it poured I knew it was too much. Ugh! There’s this beautiful sunflower in there you can’t even see!
Pro is that I dried my own flowers and they looked great. I tried designing this brain mold to be viewed from both sides and if not for the gold I think I would have nailed it. Ughhh.
I also tried a casting resin for this one, which means I could finish it in less than 2 days and only two layers. So the whole process is getting better and faster. Ugh. It was gonna be so good!
I made some stencils and tried out a new masking fluid today. I still can’t get the crisp lines I want. I’m trying to decide if less than crisp is ok. What do you think? Stick with it or move on to a new thing?
I went to @blickartmaterials today and it took me back to undergrad. I love the feeling of an art supply store. I bought some panels to continue my testing but I got a little distracted while testing and wanted to try painting with knives. So that’s what this is. Is this it? Is this a painting?!
More dried flowers. Also how the hell do I photograph these lol.
I tried dried flowers in resin a few weeks ago as a test and I liked it a lot. So I bought some flowers that are currently sitting in silica gel so I can do the whole process start to finish.
Is this real life?!
On May 22-23 I’ll be live painting at the Still Loading Art Festival in Detroit. The festival is at Beacon park and is designed to be accessible to alllll bodies! It’s free. It’s about art and music and bringing joy to the world. This is going to be a lot of fun and I’m really excited to be apart of it.
I tried a liquid masking pen tonight. I’m not sure how I feel about it. I typically prefer cleaner lines but I don’t hate this. What do you think?
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Trying a new technique tonight and so far I’m loving it.
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Tried my hand at block carving tonight. I dig it. I love that it’s very forgiving and meditative. I’m a very impatient person so I appreciate anything that makes me slow down a bit. I also tried making time lapse videos...apparently framing is not my strong suit. Ill try again. Im excited to put these on some stuff this weekend.
Update on my painting. I spent last night working on this and following along with the online retreat. The photo doesn’t quite capture the gold paint like I’d hoped it would. There’s still a few more details I want to work out but over all I think I’m happy with how this turned out.
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Translucent Consciousness: No. 3 Concept Ingredients
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Translucent Consciousness: No. 2 Bloom & Flourish
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Translucent Consciousness: No. 1 Sources of Light
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Ahhh! I did it! I submitted my grant application.
I'm really excited to share the beginning of the #TranslucentConsciousness series. There will be individual posts for each piece following this one.
All of the painting and pouring I've been doing over the last month was practice to learn skills I needed to make these and to submit for the grant. It's been so much fun learning new mediums and I've enjoyed the process so much. I've been waiting to submit before I shared it and even though there are only like 4 people who will see this, it still feels like my very first show! I'm really proud of this work and I don't think I really realized how proud I am of it until right now. I've never been able to make art that felt this good before and that alone is an accomplishment. Today I present to you Good Art by Jackie.
I want to thank @lindseyjoyholcomb for being the best damn creative coach an artist could ask for and for helping me see the beauty in #multiplesclerosis.
And @artsymadwoman for without her, I’d still be too afraid of resin.
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This is my painting at the end of day one of #sacredcreativityunleashed2021. It’s um...it’s a painting. I see a lot of things I like and a lot of stuff I don’t know how to do. I’ll await to see what tomorrow brings. Overall, not bad for my first painting with acrylic.
I’m doing a virtual art retreat today! I have no idea what to expect except for some bad art at the end!
#sacredcreativityunleashed2021
I have SO many projects going right now. The big project is SO close to being wrapped. My deadline is Sunday to submit for the grant and I’m in full on crazy art lady mode...and I love it. Im also really excited to share what I’m working on but I want to do finish it and do it right.
