Stella Grassman
by Sunny | May 3, 2023 | Archive, Tattoo History | 0 Comments
Tattooed Women Tattoo History Stella Grassman is the 9th in my series about the history of the tattooed lady. Grassman was a tattoo artist and a tattoo attraction. Like many of the famous tattooed ladies, Nora Hildebrandt, Emma de Burgh, Maude Wagner, Annie...
Sci Fi Western 20 Years
by Sunny | April 30, 2023 | Archive | 0 Comments
https://youtu.be/Bhoarz1uBGQ 20 Years Anniversary of the Opening Party for the Sci Fi Western Art Show Sci Fi Western is an art movement, also a video documentation of a huge art opening, first shown at the 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco, California on January...
Artoria
by Sunny | March 29, 2023 | Archive, Tattoo History | 0 Comments
Women have always been involved in modern tattooing. Some were married to tattooers, some were circus performers. Don't let anyone lead you to beleive that this is masculine job. Women play an important part. Our bodies have been the best billboards for this art,...
Dice/Luck
by Sunny | March 22, 2023 | Archive | 0 Comments
I have been collecting dice for a long time. It dates back to me at age 16 and a relationship with someone who was very influential in my life. He was also obsessed with symbols of luck; cards, dice, rabbit’s feet, black cats, the number 13 etc. I started collecting...
Halloween Season 2022
by Sunny | February 22, 2023 | Archive, Museums, Performance, What To Do In Paris | 0 Comments
Visit from Sara Purr This October season, I got a studio visit from Seattle tattoo artist Sara Purr, and she gave me this little painting. We talked a lot about where tattooing is right now and esoteric stuff, especially Madame Blavatsky. It was such a nice visit. Go...
Recent Museum Visits (and not so recent!)
by Sunny | January 25, 2023 | Archive | 0 Comments
Chinese Funeral Art~ Quai Branly The art of paper offerings for Chinese funerals. June-Oct 2019 Prince°ses°s des Villes~ Palais de Tokyo Artists from DACCA, LAGOS, MANILLE, MEXICO et TÉHÉRAN June - Sept 2019 Tapan Das, Promotesh Das Pulak, Ahmed Hossain, Rafiqul...
Summer CAMP~ Artist Residency in the Pyrénées
by Sunny | November 3, 2022 | Archive, Performance | 0 Comments
CAMP This summer I had the extraordinary chance to do an artist residency in the south of France. In the Pyrenées mountains just near the Spanish border. Florence Peake was our guide. Peake is known for her visceral, somatic body movement, installations and paintings....
The Butterfly Woman
by Sunny | October 14, 2022 | Archive | 0 Comments
For years, the image of the butterfly woman has haunted me: the symmetrical, colorful wings of the insect added to the alluring femininity. I identify with the butterfly woman. I even made a collection of tattoo designs of her. This symbol, light and graceful, tickles...
Collector Appreciation
by Sunny | October 13, 2022 | Archive | 0 Comments
Collector appreciation It’s collector appreciation time! I love my collectors. I cherish each and every person who has bought a print or an original from me. I feel encouraged each time I find a good home for my artwork, which I consider my babies. It’s even better...
Personal Transformation
by Sunny | July 7, 2022 | Archive, Painting, Self-Improvement | 0 Comments
The Butterfly Symbol of Transformation I love and obsess about the butterfly as a symbol for transformation. I guess I find a lot of hope and aspiration thinking that I am capable of great transformation in my life and in my psyche. I think of the phases and changes...
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