Oh yes, there are many crafty things I have to talk about. But they will have to wait for me to come up for air. In the meantime, I am going to leave you with an old post of mine from last year. It's about an inspiring artist who's art is enchanting and so fitting for this imagination-filled time of year. Take a minute during this frantic time and search out some of her actual films on YouTube, it's totally worth it.
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Years ago, when I was an art student, it always bummed me out that we spent such a small amount of time on women artists in art history class. Now, please don't misunderstand me here, I don't feel the need to root for "the ladies" just because they are my people. It's simply that I connect with the artistic process of most women artists. Most likely this is because on some level we have a shared life or possibly emotional experience.
I have to say, I sort of understand Camille Claudel's crazy. |
Lee Krasner ran with the big dogs. |
Lotte at work. |
Wow...I kinda love her work, if I had to put a name on her style/meduim it would be: Paper Silhouette Animation Artist. The first of it's kind. Her work is both enchanting and dark, I think largely due to the fact that most of what I have seen is inspired by fairy tales. It has a hand-made feel to it that I find so appealing and yet (especially for it's time) it is amazingly technical. She had talent and brains. Love.
This is really inspiring. I am particularly taken with the idea of mixing my crafty pursuits with my highbrow art training. Hmmmm...I need to stew on this for a while.
Here is a brief video showing her inspiring creative process. Enjoy!
The Art of Lotte Reiniger (1953-1971) by baraqueafritz
–Cassandra
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