THE FIRST SMALL HOUSE

LAST YEAR MY FRIEND ALLISON GAVE ME A DOLL HOUSE — OSTENSIBLY TO BE SHARED WITH MY FAMILY. HOWEVER, BEING IMMERSED IN MY ARTWORK WHICH INCLUDES TARPAGES, ZOOKS AND BLACKOUT POETRY, I WAS INSPIRED INSTEAD TO TURN THE DOLL HOUSE INTO A 3-D FURNISHED “SMALL HOUSE” SATURATED WITH THE ICONOGRAPHY OF MY GROWING BODY OF WORK, “A MAZE OF CHAMBERS”.

FIRST, I PAINTED THE INTERIOR WITH THE SAME BRIGHT PALETTE I FIND IN THE TARPS, DUCK TAPE, OIL MARKERS, BEADS AND SEQUINS I USE TO MAKE MY TARPAGES AND ZOOKS.

NEXT, I PAINTED THE DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE (WHICH CAME WITH A SECOND DOLL HOUSE I’LL TELL YOU ABOUT IN ANOTHER POST TO FOLLOW) IN THE SAME PALETTE, ADDING THE EYES, FLAMES, RAIN DROPS, LIGHTNING BOLTS, WEIRD CLOUDS AND OTHER “ICONS” IN MY TARPAGE ICONOGRAPHY.

(THE ORIGINAL 1930’S DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BEFORE I PAINTED IT.)

(AND AFTER I PAINTED THE SAME FURNITURE WITH THE “ICONS”.)

BEFORE I COULD MOVE THE FURNITURE INTO THE PAINTED INTERIOR I NEEDED TO PAINT THE EXTERIOR IN A WAY THAT MIRRORED THE TARPAGES HANGING ON THE WALLS OF MY STUDIO…