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Aspens

Alison Kjeldgaard — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 08:27:06 +0000

My wandering eyes find You- sleeping shape in moonlight- While wind whispers in the night. You- simple silhouetted lines- Breathing evenly in dream time- Past worlds collide in my mind. In the dark he kissed her, Swaying shadows in the breeze- Moving with summer aspen leaves- In moonlight no one missed her. With crinkled eyes [&hellip

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Inevitable by Jordan Puckett: Ignoring the Ticking Clock

Alison Kjeldgaard — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:37:12 +0000

It’s been a long while since I’ve been completely absorbed by a story. I hadn’t come to this realization until seeing Inevitable, Jordan Puckett’s short, brilliant play now at the Un-Scripted Theatre in San Francisco. Many things about Inevitable are surprising: the story itself, which neatly unravels in under an hour; the production’s short rehearsal [&hellip

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Interview with blogger and embroiderer Amy Sheridan

Alison Kjeldgaard — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:24:10 +0000

These days, crafts once indelibly tied to older generations are coming back into style. Quilting, crocheting, knitting and embroidery are just a few crafts that have recently developed artistic niches. Artists, like Long Beach-based embroiderer Amy Sheridan, have revitalized these age-old artforms by injecting them with today’s cultural and stylistic trends. Unlike the traditional “Home [&hellip

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Review of Ursula Brookbank’s SHE WORLD

Alison Kjeldgaard — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:05:06 +0000

On the 40th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade and the dawn of the 1970s feminist art movement, photographer Ursula Brookbank’s new exhibit, SHE WORLD, opens at an interesting moment in history. On display at the Krowswork Gallery in Oakland, California, SHE WORLD investigates the private histories of real women through objects that Brookbank has collected [&hellip

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Out Like Smoke

Alison Kjeldgaard — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:51:10 +0000

Sirens. Heavy footsteps thumped across wood floorboards over my head. I thought of that scene in The Birds when Tippi Hedren is trapped in the attic, and all you hear is the constant slamming of bird bodies against the roof. That goddamn familiar voice leaked through the ceiling hissing in my ear. “It’s a sure [&hellip

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Flash Fiction: The Beach

Alison Kjeldgaard — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:26:16 +0000

The ocean sparkled in the noonday sun. Beatrice—plump, divorced—wore a polka dot one-piece. Her rump sank in the sand. A sudden storm darkened the waves like a cloak. She remembered a moustache tickling her lips. A red umbrella trampled in the street. And then, the front porch echoing, “Come back, come back.” The sand sharpened [&hellip

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Interview with Artist Françoise Pétrovitch

Alison Kjeldgaard — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:50:16 +0000

French artist Françoise Pétrovitch’s work is something of a balancing act. At first glance, viewers may be inclined to smile (one of my favorites being a wall drawing of a girl curtsying with rabbit ears on her head); however, upon closer inspection, her work invariably contains an unsettling duality that lingers just beneath the surface [&hellip

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Interview with Performance Artist Anya Liftig

Alison Kjeldgaard — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:11:48 +0000

Performance artist Anya Liftig has eaten fish guts, slathered herself in chocolate frosting, and willingly had 243 eggs thrown at her. She has eaten food with her feet, licked a cactus until her tongue bled, and walked the streets of New York pretending to gorge on a baby. All in the name of art. Liftig’s work has been [&hellip

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Interview with Comic Writer MariNaomi

Alison Kjeldgaard — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 22:54:02 +0000

MariNaomi is one of those unique comic artists (and writers in general) who can lead you into a dark abyss and bring you out laughing. “Despite having loads of opinions about most given subjects,” Mari admits in her artist’s statement, “I am utterly passionate about not taking myself seriously.” A self-taught artist who grew up [&hellip

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Welcome!

Alison Kjeldgaard — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:21:06 +0000

Welcome to Art Animal, a unique site dedicated to weird and wonderful art. Learn more about our contributors and our magazine by visiting our About page. Then check out our latest pieces about extraordinary women doing extraordinary things in the world of art. Thanks for stopping by!

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