Debo and Tina, aka Debortina, paint with polymer clay. They describe themselves as “two women who mix up our Latin and Germanic cultures to produce art work that is both saturated in vibrant color and grounded in complex patterns.” The duo create lush paintings – with Tina as the backbone of the studio and Debo the traveling artist.
Afternoon Tea
It’s My Turn
Dragonfly
Detail
Beach Party
I am playing catchup on the blog, posting multiple times today because I was away from my computer for longer than expected and I did not have the opportunity to post for several days.
Sofia, Sweet Sofia
Sofia Sleeps
I was assisting my daughter and her partner as they welcomed their first child into the world. . .Sofia joined us on 12-11-12 via emergency surgery, post-op complications and lots of excitement!
Mamma is resting comfortably and getting better every day. Papa is full of love, strong and gentle at the same time, taking good care of his girls. Baby is an absolute joy and the best Christmas present ever. Mama. Papa. Baby. We are blessed.
I’m back from NYC, getting ready to open limited registration for a special one-on-one mentoring WordPress class that begins in late January.
Enjoy the multiple posts – more to come tomorrow.
By studying images of cell division, structures and striations, Brenda Mallory is able to translate what she learns into repetitive shapes, forms and techniques, working with this repetition until a new form emerges. Even more fascinating is Mallory’s choice of materials: cloth, beeswax, nuts and bolts.
Undulations, waxed cloth, nuts, bolts, welded steel, 48″ x 70″ x 6″
Scaffold, waxed cloth, welded steel 14″ x 18″ x 4″
Waveform (dark), waxed cloth, threaded rods, nuts, 31″ x 5″ x 4.5″
Porous Borders #2, waxed cloth, nuts, bolts, 25″ x 42″ x 4″
Mechanics of Hither and Yon #24, waxed cloth, nuts, bolts, welded steel
Mechanics. . .detail
Opening, waxed cloth, nuts, bolts, 6″ x 6″ x 4″
Colonization, waxed cloth, nuts, bolts, 43″ x 67″ x 2″
Undulations Red
“I work mainly with organic materials such as cloth and beeswax but I put them together with hardware or mechanical devices in ways that imply aberration or malformation to reflect my concerns with human interference in long-established natural systems.”
