The Art of Iris E.

Art project for Andi Munzer , who requested I draw H.P. Lovecraft. This was my first time picking up a piece of charcoal or attempting a realistic portrait. This piece is a tribute to H.P. Lovecraft's short story, "Beyond the Walls of Sleep", featuring intelligences from the Star formerly known as Algol, and the fourth Moon of ♃ Jupiter, Callisto. You can see the glyphs for Callisto, and Algol in the picture if you search (one of them has been turned on its side). The nebulous shapes in the back resemble hands, like the unseen intelligence which pervades the minds of the short story's two main characters. They also represent the Universe itself or perhaps a distant planet with strange landscapes. Importantly, there are life support monitor lines, and the number 42 which is not only the answer to everything according to The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, but is a key element of Beyond the Walls of Sleep. To make sense of this picture, and to familiarize yourself wit...

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  During this pandemic, for our photo-essay assignment I've chosen the subject of Sacred Spaces within my home. Rather than capturing people, the focus is on spaces themselves. Artist Genesis P-Orrridge once said "altar everything", a concept I took importantly to heart. Within our home there are many altar spaces that serve the purpose of nostalgia, reflection, and spirituality, bringing peace and calm focus during uncertain times. When we moved in, we dubbed our house The Spirit House. We will be moving likely within the next year, and I feel, having children who grow up so fast, that it is important to capture spaces as they are while they are there, before they are gone.  There is a certain magick in any Time and place.  This was a new camera, so some of the photo results were not as ideal as I would have liked.  Cover page Back page Ganesh on his throne. The days of the week as the planets, on a heptagram, with a triangle and a prop apple. Memories, and books. B...