ann Chisholm ann Chisholm

40 days & 40 nights

black & blue

40 days & 40 nights (ink & paper on paper) is composed of 40 4" x 4" blue squares and 40 4" x 4" black squares. The circles in the center of each square is 40 circles with in the each circle. The circles were cut from from maps some of which were painted black. The circles progress through the days adding or subtracting a black circle. The circles are a count down. The plan is to hang the piece length wise with the blue squares on the top row and black squares on the  bottom. The approximate size of the piece is 15' x 8". The pricing is $40 each per square with a 4 square minimum. 

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magnetism

It is easy to gravitate towards the bad.

32×22”, pencil and water color pencil on paper. The solenoid is a favorite motif of mine. The repetition and symmetry are soothing. The text is taken from the Philokalia on passions that should be avoided.

It is easy to gravitate towards the bad.
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matters

A photo of me at paul’s parlour of sorts in front of karat a mixed media piece.

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sheep vs goats

The sheep are rewarded for showing compassion for others. The goats who neglect acts of kindness will be punished…just saying

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communicating is hard

A WIP piece in a new series of drawings using with ink or water color pencil on paper. This piece is internet acronyms LOL, LMOA, LMFAO using the utopian alphabet. The series is about communication, being heard, oversharing, hate speech, understanding, not understanding, basically the state of public and private discourse.

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circle meets the square

obr

First piece in a series, circle meets the square, using 8x8’ paper and recycled art work. reuse, recycle, redo, revise. The gold foil paper is recycled from a hard cider packaging.

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the one and the only

the only and the only is a collage consisting of 33 2.25 x 3.5” pieces of paper. The plane is to frame the piece in 3 frames with 11 pieces of paper per frame. I would hang the 3 frames staggered vertically.

This piece consist of 33 pieces of 2.25 x 3.5 “ paper. The plane is to frame 11 pieces in 3 separate frames, and the hang them vertically staggered.

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good place no place

The Utopian language is the language of the fictional land of Utopia, as described in Thomas More's Utopia. I like to discover different alphabets or ciphers and use them in my work. This is one of my favorites.

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