MARIE V. RECALDE
Forget It, Jake, It’s Chinatown
Forget It, Jake, It’s Chinatown
Marie V. Recalde is a writer, artist, translator, and Southern California native living abroad. Join her adventuring on Instagram at @imaginarymarie
MONIKA GALLAND
What Happens Next
What Happens Next
Monika Galland is an artist based in Basel, Switzerland. She has been making collages, drawings, and watercolor paintings over 30 years.
JANINA AZA KARPINSKA
Almost Smothered
Almost Smothered
"A chance discovery of Tom Phillips's 'A Humument', which piggy-backs the pages of a published novel, not only inspired my own experimentation, but gave me the words I lacked at a time when I was painfully shy and socially mute, and became a favoured way of journal-keeping, and the subject of my dissertation.
Many years later I was invited to join a 'Twisted Fairy Tale' exhibition, which led to creating The Goldilocks Files – a collection of variously published Goldilocks books, which I treated or altered in many different ways (and have kept up the practice ever after). I love how one very familiar story can yield so many interpretations. I also like how I can explore Jung's concept of the home as symbolic of one's body/psyche. The whole premise of the story is one displaced little girl in search of a home, and her place within it, which can only come by appropriation and testing things out for size. The ultimate aim is the search for a safe place to be unconscious (sleep), something that was missing previously. There's a sense of unease and oppression in these examples. it's an effective way of exploring such feelings in a contained and creative way.
There have been so many spin-offs and off-shoots from the technique, which I have used in creative writing workshops for people who insist they can't write – there's no need when the words are all provided upfront! The method also suits those in need of expression, but with little time to spare introspection – those in a caring role; new parents; those working several jobs, or struggling with the effects of long-term unemployment. I feel very fortunate to have discovered a lifelong resource, and do all I can to share it with others."
Janina Aza Karpinska is a multidisciplinary artist and creative storyteller.
KATHY BRUCE
Were They Painted and Veiled?
Were They Painted and Veiled?
"Meaning to me is intrinsic, complex, multi-layered. I don’t expect everyone to interpret the meaning in the same way as I do and that is ok. I am happy for people to interpret what they bring to the images. I don’t have any conclusions to draw regarding my work…I would agree with Francis Bacon who once said, 'The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery."
Kathy Bruce is a visual artist based in Argyll & Bute Scotland whose collages explore archetypal female and mythological forms within the context of poetry, literature and the natural environment.
RACHEL DZIGA
Year of the Rabbit
Year of the Rabbit
Rachel Dziga: Blue tints the past in waves of nostalgia, beckoning one to look deeper in this cyanotype collage work. To find more on her art and classes just Google @racheldziga
RYO KAJITANI
You Can Continue on Even if I Am Not Around
You Can Continue on Even if I Am Not Around
RYO Kajitani (REI Mizuno) is a queer artist/ art model based in Tokyo. She is known for her eerie and solemn art style. Twitter: @MizunoRei_ IG: @mizunorei.model
J’ATELIER9
Flourish
Flourish
Artisan Crafted Creator J'Atelier9/@jatelier9 translates worldwide interconnectedness by highlighting society’s sensationalism of media, global discourse, complex facets of duplicity. She dissects aspects of societal conditioning and programming within the matrix, creating wondrous reflection. IG: @jatelier9 Website: altamira.art/users/jatelier9