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Lisa Farrell
People ask me all the time, "
Why children's toys?" "What is
your work really about?" and,
"are those dead babies in them?
" My answer is no, they
represent exactly what they are,
dolls. I love making dolls,
because dolls really scare me,
always have. I use the
symbolism of children's toys
because they have a resonance
to them that I find really eerie.
I favor Shadow Boxes at the
moment, because they allow me
to utilize so many mediums like
oil painting, sculpture and
found objects, giving me an
array of various moods for my
work; I love how they can
conjure simultaneously feelings
of fear, mystery and nostalgia.
My father was a painter and
character actor, my
Grandmother a Edwardian
Ballet dancer, writer and chef.
She wrote for a psychic literary
digest and was known for
holding not only outrageous
roaring parties, but also
elaborate séances in the 20's.
Held in her old Victorian home,
in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Scaring the living daylights out
of my father and his numerous
siblings. I grew up with endless stories of their experiences, hiding, horrified, huddled under their beds during these encounters with the supernatural, how I envy them. So the synopsis of it all, growing up in old crusty theaters, my family's supernatural history, my family's fear of their supernatural history, (hence, sending me to catholic school at a very young age to rid me of this peculiar genetic defect), all naturally melds me into what I am: A neurotic, guilt riddled mixed media artist, with a jovial fascination for all things macabre and supernatural. I hope you enjoy my work as much as enjoy making it. If you have any questions , please don't hesitate to contact me. Lisa J. Farrell April 2008's Art Hop Diva: Roxana Villa |
Photography by Lisa J.
Farrell ~ "All of my
photography is in
camera work , and not
altered in photoshop,
with the exception of
cropping. I then take
the images to a lab,
and have them
printed on canvas or
arches watercolor
paper with a giclee
process . They are
then either stretched
over a wooden frame if
canvas, if printed on
watercolor paper they
are then mounted on
wood, and sometimes
encaustic ( wax )
technique is then
used."
Farrell ~ "All of my
photography is in
camera work , and not
altered in photoshop,
with the exception of
cropping. I then take
the images to a lab,
and have them
printed on canvas or
arches watercolor
paper with a giclee
process . They are
then either stretched
over a wooden frame if
canvas, if printed on
watercolor paper they
are then mounted on
wood, and sometimes
encaustic ( wax )
technique is then
used."