Or else, what to SAY NEXT?
Things can get multi-tangential; ALL AT ONCE UPON A TIME!!!
Meanwhile, here is aforementioned first DRAGON...I had never even sketched a dragon in my whole lifetime before I decided to take a commission from a collector of several of my creations to make an Earth dragon, and my idea was ultimately inspired by the clouds one dragon-cloudy day...
My idea for this blog is that it will evolve as a record of my sojourn in life as an artist/human being...something of an artobiography non-linearly presented with many views and stories from my personal experience and creative explorations. There will be musings/amusings on Art & Love & Life.
Some tips about this site:
1. My posts are in reverse chronological order - moving from oldest to newest. On the right of this page you will see "Archives" - if you want to quickly see my newest posts click on March 2012. I post frequently, so there will always be something new!
2. On the right of this page, there are many categories - so, for instance, if you just want to see posts with images of my art having to do with Birds and Nests - click on Birds and Nests category. If you want to see fabric cakes, cupcakes, and chocolates that I make - click category "Faux Gateaux Patisserie". 3. Some of the works shown here are in private collections, and some are available for sale. Also, I am enthusiastic about special commissions. You are welcome to contact me with inquiries.
4. Thank you for visiting Zhenneland! I hope that it will inspire and delight you! Have an amazing day of Art & Love & Life.
Oh, and all content of this blog (text and imagery) is copyright Zhenne Wood 1986/2010 and all rights remain with artist.
The image shown here is a digital montage I created from photos I took of a red parasol, a long pole I encased in a tube of black & white fabric, the body of the figure is of a doll that I created called "The Eclectic Fashion Sherpa Doll", and the face of the figure derives from a photo of me...if you look closely into the picture, perhaps you will find the dragon (which I created as a commissioned piece).
A gorgeous pink dahlia and vintage sequins...and some scrolly fabric are the three elements of this digital imagery which I created yestereve from photographs I took this week.
i created this image with red-flocked scrolly wallpaper and some unusually fabulous vintage sequins...thinking about it as my banner design maybe.
I love creating magical mystical surrealfairytale-looking imagery deriving from photos of dolls that I have made...for this I composed and superimposed different aspects of four of my original Fashion/Costume dolls - "Sweet French Clothilde", "Spanish Romantic Violinist", "Parisian Lady in an Antique Lace Dress" and "Pirate Tess".
This is a poster of me (Zhenne) and some of the things I have made: a Summer Geisha, an earth dragon, a chic cat doll (Manu), and a chocolatey faux gateau (fabric cake) inside of which are nestled 16 sweet handsewn chocolates. The geisha, the dragon, and the chic cat doll were special commissions
I have always been in awe of clouds, and the images that seem to appear and morph as they move along - fast or slow. This is my digital photograph of a cloud formation one day. All I did to this photo was adjust levels and rotate 90 degrees and then I saw something...do you see what I see?
MY QUESTION TO YOU< DEAR VISITOR TO ZHENNELAND>IS:
In May of 1985, I was a passenger in a car on the way to a wedding. I took a polaroid of myself. In 2006, I scanned the polaroid and superimposed my beautiful cat Quin's eyes with my own. It was a perfect match.
I created this image as a card design working from a photograph of Quinn and photographs I have taken of fabric. It reminds me of Russian Fairytales or the magically beautiful illustrations of Adrienne Segur - one of my earliest childhood inspirations. If you look at the lists of my favorite books, you will find links to two of her incredibly mystically beautifully illustrated fairytale books which I had as a child.
For now I am just posting this picture.
To read more about the mysteries of this, google search "heart is a brain".
How I made this image - I took a lot of papers that I had and rather than shredding them, I boiled them and pressed them into a heart-shaped cake pan. After it dried, I painted it with red and gold paint. Then I took a photograph of it on concrete with a digital camera, and then working from the resulting image, I arrived at this image. The whole process was truly catheartic. I will write more about this subject of Heart Brain later...now I must get back to my art.
Just one little thought occurs to me in this moment...perhaps it seems we only use 10% of our brain because we only use 10% of our heart.
Thank You!
