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NatalieIrish.com writes, “There are rumors that she has been creating works of art since in utero. Following her birth, Natalie Irish quickly began to shock and amaze every entity with her astonishing artwork of all conceivable mediums and dominate all competitions of the arts. Formally her achievements began with Best in District at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Competition at the tender age of 5. More »
Most of the Broken Toyland characters came to life in the late 90′s and early 00′s. A lot of it started with my series, Weeds. The visuals have to do with my love of the past… vintage toys, cartoons and such. Then came the rag dolls, patchwork bunnies and others. Broken Toyland is comprised of many endearing characters. It’s base is in behavior, emotion, situation and imperfection. While Bunny very often has a smoke or a drink (or both) in hand, this is not what’s being promoted. There’s much more going on than what might be first assumed at first glance. The anesthetics symbolize something else.
The name, Broken Toys, was inspired by the book, The Velveteen Rabbit. Read it if you haven’t. It’s beautifully touching.
I read the book every so often. And in early 2000, inspired the Broken Toys Series. The sketches started and evolved to many characters. Some of which haven’t even be introduced yet.
Valery Milovic has a beautiful mind and it is truly displayed in her work.
Broken Toy Land Website
http://www.brokentoyland.com
Los Angeles-born artist Elizabeth McGrath has always had an eye for the strange beauty in the grotesqueries of life; this appreciation is nowhere more evident than in her work. Inspired by the relationship between the natural world and the detritus of consumer culture, she brings forth a new cavalcade of creatures from the darker corners of the streets, the city, the imagination. It is this melancholy interaction between man-made status symbols and suffering specimens of nature that make up her intricate body of work. Today she lives in Downtown LA with her hairless dogs Blue and King Tut, and her Husband Morgan Slade. They play together in the band Miss Derringer. [Link]
It’s really hard to describe why I like diving into the deep end of life and also art but through the journey of life I am finally coming to terms with it. Marilyn’s art conveys that same sort of feeling. Wanting to enjoy it but something deep inside keeps you from doing so. Not saying it’s bad but that is what I enjoy about his music and art. It’s interesting how water colors can bring such beauty to a canvas but let it run a bit and the picture totally changes. Link
Hello, my name is Tim. My parents wanted to call me Fraser, but my sister wasn’t having any of it…’He wants to be called Tim’ she demanded. Fortunately enough, she was right. Link
