One of my pieces, entitled The Fairy Godmother, was accepted for inclusion in the new publication, 500 Handmade Dolls, from Lark Books. The book is available through Amazon here:http://www.amazon.com/500-Handmade-Dolls-Modern-Explora tions/dp/1579908675The book was juried by fellow Southern Highland Guild member, Akira Blount, and includes quite a few other Guild members, myself among their numbers! There were over 1900 pieces submitted for consideration. Two of my pieces, After the Masquerade and The Fairy Godmother, were selected for inclusion for this art book from Aristata Publishing, available through fine book retailers. The jury included Danielle Bedics, Julie Bell, Iain McCaig and Robh Ruppel, and approximately only 200 pieces were chosen from more than 1000 entries! artdolls, Edward Gorey, stop-motion animation, the Symbolists, the Decadent Movement, The Pre-Raphaelites, Oscar Wilde, Victorian Fairy Artists such as John Anster Fitzgerald and Richard Dadd, Cirque du Soleil, antique glitter glass, Surrealist Movement, commedie dell'arte, vintage clothing, William Morris, literature, R. Crumb, Akira Blount, reading, The Arts and Crafts Movement, mythic fiction, Endicott Studio, mermaids and sirens, kindness and compassion, drawing, underground comics, anime, video games, Dadaism, environmental issues, Brian and Wendy Froud,Serena Valentino, Nancy Wiley, friends...
I'd like to meet:
The type of people who are equally happy talking about the arts, literature, politics, history, shamanism, voo doo, comic books, plain chant, William Morris, Hammer films, punk rock, and William Shatner...http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=us er.viewprofile&friendID=67463882 .."http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i77/Chandrasboxofstars/ 20040568-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"
New Masters of Fantasy: Volume III
Chandra's piece, "After the Masquerade", has been included on the CDRom, "New Masters of Fantasy, Volume III: A Collection of the Year's Best Fantasy Art". Juried by internationally celebrated artists, including Donato Giancola, Jeff Easley, Don Maitz, Janny Wurtz, Larry Elmore, Boris Vallejo, and Julie Bell, the CDRom features over three hundred works of art by one hundred talented artists. "New Masters of Fantasy" is not only a collection for fans of fantasy art to enjoy, but it is also a resource for art directors, publishers and buyers seeking rising stars in the industry. Produced in conjunction with Epilogue.net, the CDRom can be purchased at www.mastersoffantasy.com. You can see my name (alphabetized by first name) listed here:http://www.mastersoffantasy.com/vol3_artists.php
Fantasy Art at Epilogue.net
Retailers
The Doll BuggyCarolyn Larsen 234 Water Street Excelsior, MN, 55331 952-474-1861The Toy ShoppeBarrie Shapiro 11632 Busy Street Richmond, VA, 23236 http://www.TheToyShoppe.com 804-379-7995 The Folk Art CenterMyra Brown 382 Blue Ridge Parkway Asheville, NC, 28805 http://www.southernhighlandguild.org/location.php?location_i d=3 828-298-7928Parkway Craft CenterRachel Elldrige Milepost 294, Blue Ridge Parkway Blowing Rock, NC, 28605 http://www.southernhighlandguild.org/shop.php?shop_main=3 828-295-7938Carlton GalleryToni Carlton Director/Curator 140 Aldridge Road Banner Elk, NC 28604 828 963 4288 www.carltonartgallery.com
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Music:
I was commissioned by Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Darrell Scott to create a portrait marionette for the cover of his CD, Theatre of the Unheard. The CD was a Top 100 Critics Pick for 2003 by Rolling Stone Magazine. Darrell has wriiten songs for the Dixie Chicks, who won a Grammy with his song Long Time Gone. Darrell fondly refers to the piece as his "Mini Me"! The Jam, Pentangle, John Renbourn, E-1s, Rasputina, The Lost Octobers, Dead Can Dance, The Clash, The Pogues, The Tiger Lillies, The White Stripes, The Hives, The Beatles, The Who, David Bowie, Kate Bush, The Secret Commonwealth, The Shakers, The Church, The Cure, Joy Division, The Replacements, The Dbs, Dexter Romwebber and The Flat Duo Jets, Talking Heads, REM, Big Audio Dynamite, The Other Mothers, The Style Council, The Yardbirds, The Animals, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, The Beach Boys, The Baltimore Consort, Anonymous 4, Loreena McKennitt, Elvis Costello, X, Julian Cope, XTC, Jimmy Cliff, Big Star, Blondie, Television, Madness, T Rex, Fun Girls From Mt. Pilot, Phantom 5ive, The Zombies...
Movies:
Jan Svankmajer's films, Tim Burton films, Terry Gilliam films, Jean Cocteau's films, Froud/Henson films, Brothers Quay, David Lynch's films, Fellini films, Woody Allen films, Goddard films, Melies's films, Miyazaki films, Amelie, City of Lost Children, Mirrormask, etc...
Television:
Black Books, Green Wing, Mighty Boosh, Doctor Who, Lost, Star Trek (original series), Farscape, Firefly, Buffy, Babylon 5, Twilight Zone, Blake's Seven, EastEnders, Sopranos, Deadwood, Rome, Carnivale, Hamish Macbeth, The Muppet Show, The Storyteller series...
Books:
C.S. Lewis, Terri Windling, Dark Is Rising series, William Morris, P.G. Wodehouse, T.H. White, Lewis Carroll, John Crowley, Evelyn Waugh, Dickens, Rabelais, George MacDonald, Christina Rossetti, Andrew Lang, De La Motte Fouque, Tennyson, Shakespeare, Marie de France, Christine de Pizan, William Blake, Robert Browning, Walter Pater, Swinburne, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the Romantics, books by Alan Garner, Charles de Lint, Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clark, the works of Plato...
Heroes:
William Morris, Oscar Wilde, E. Nesbit, C.S. Lewis, Terri Windling, Brian Froud, Marie de France, Hildegard of Bingen, Christine de Pizan, all of my friends, my husband...
