"Wild & Precious" by local artist, Tiny Art Lady.
In 2022, I got the chance to see an exhibit at the NYC Museum of Art and Design that was devoted to the work of Machine Dazzle, founder of “Queer Maximalism”. A costume maker who creates amazing and extravagant costumes, repurposing all manner of objects, including ping pong balls, slinkies, soup cans, rubber hotdogs and more. Machine Dazzle’s style inspired me to embrace the things I love as a mash up- repurposing of materials, paint, fake fur, glitter and random swatches of fabric. Giving myself permission to include anything and everything that delights me.
Materials: leather saddle, acrylic paint, fabric, glitter, fake fur, and antique gilding