Clea's Cave

New Work, New Shows

Here are a few things of mine currently showing in Metro Detroit. Below is A Young Ladies Illustrated Primer, made for the Ferndale Public Library's For The Love Of Reading exhibition. The inspiration is Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age, or, A Young Ladies Illustrated Primer.

Also, at the Woods Gallery, at the Huntington Woods Public Library, are five of my pieces, two made for this show. The Spirits Show opens Friday (but the show is actually up to view already). The other artists are Lisa Grix, Renee Dooley, and Took Gallagher. Below are three views of The Spirit of Bad Dolls, then an embellished Nino de Atocha statue. 

The Queen of Cans and Jars

The Queen of Cans and Jars, in the window of the Grosse Pointe Art Center. The title is from a Guided By Voices song.

Unfiltered VI Show at Funhouse Gallery

Here are the four pieces of mine on display at the Funhouse Gallery in the Russell Industrial Center. The show is up through October 1st, including next weekend's People's Arts Festival. Also in the gallery are fantastic hand painted movie posters from Ghana, from artist/curator Mike Kelly's collection. 

 

The pieces, from top to bottom, are Chet, Lavender Love Lion, One Day My Log Will Have Something To Say, and that wacky Peony!

Toys for Come Play With Me

The last three pieces in this post are for Come Play With Me, a show currently at Paint Creek Center for the Arts in Rochester, MI. Directly below are three shots of a Triple Goddess turning doll i made for Renee Dooley for a facebook pay it forward challenge. It was really a pleasure to make something so clear in my mind and so right for the person. Hope the next one is so nice.

Sophia, cyclops yeti.

Martha, who balances heart and brain on her hands.

This be Captain Turner. He actually has a swimsuit babe to grasp in his tentacles, but this photo was pre-gal. When i get a chance to shoot him again at the show, i will.

 

 

The Peony

I'm just itching to show off new toys, but some are under wraps until Come Play With Me opens Friday. But here is The Peony, who was completed too late for Paint Creek.

Frankie

He's a 10 inch green glow-in-dark Mad*L toy.  

Day of the Dead Divas!

Gifts from my brother and sister-in-law, they came from American Pop! right here in Ferndale.  Artist unknown, but will update if i find out.

... And Here He Is

His name is Gogo, and he's a DD-Anne basic Near.  Here with his new BFFs, an Orient Doll Vampire and a DD-Anne Zombie Near.

Waiting for the New Guy

Boy Karma GID