six06 : the art of julie zarate

this is the piece that i mentioned my finally being able to focus on something tangible. i'm not sure how it fell together, as my head was overflowing with all sorts of things i wanted [want] to do, but it came out pretty near to what i had in mind. there were a few inspirations along the way, and i gladly incorporated them in. i didn't realize how much this would take out of me. i want to start another, but sheesh, i'm sorta back at square one [unfocused].

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i love that quote. i loved it so much, i used it for this piece.

i was frustrated going through my stuff trying to find just the right words in just the right font. when i was beyond frustrated, i popped open photoshop and did this my damned self.

this shrine was something that first started out as a paper box. when i was beating myself up with "what now", i put it aside and did other things. eventually i came back to it, worked on it until an general idea began to form, then did everything in… Continue

i ordered this little man recently and was so happy when he arrived, i jumped right into a new piece [granted, i've got several in the works, but what's one more]. i started by taking out his organs [setting aside the heart so i could create a mold to cast duplicates from ... then promptly put… Continue

i had just laid the foundation for the "bones" of the sculpture. the following day i bulked up the matches, adding texture, and securing all match ends underneath a victorian looking miniature picture frame. oh joy, how i loved the way it turned out!!

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