The Idea Box Journal

New Netrunner card illustration

Baker

Narrative concept inspired by Art Deco and the music of Josephine Baker.

Happy Lunar New Year
Year of the Fire Horse

According to the Chinese Zodiac, this cycle will be defined by:

-Momentum and ambition
-Courage and visibility
-Independence and self-direction
-Impulsivity and reactivity
-Breaking old patterns to inspire new growth

The Enchanted Forest Dragon and I are featured in the local newspaper!

Editorial notes:
Where I lived in Watertown was 3.5 miles from Washington Square in Brookline.
They left out the mural bookmark I made with Booksmith and the fairy.
My dad was an MD who practiced acupuncture and homeopathy.

Grateful to the writers spending the time to interview me and my mom on site and in our home. Being able to share the intentions behind the artwork with the community means a lot to me

New pillow // Sommer Hygge

I felt like it was time for my couch to get a new pillow. I knew I wanted one that would be leafy and had a fox. So I looked into options and then realized; oh I should just make my own!

Since it came out pretty well I’m making it available. You can get your own or give it as a gift via my shop on Fourthwall.com

My painting, Aevitas is featured in The Art of Shadows, a gorgeous new book created by David Gascón.

The all-black pages feature his philosophical writing, in both Spanish and English, accompanied by paintings that reverberate with a disintegration of both body and identity. Here are two excerpts:

<<<It is interesting to remember that “human” does not come from man (homo) but from earth (humus). That is to say, what is really proper of man is to crumble into dust and become part of what he once was. Hence the need for “humility” (another word deriving from humus) to understand that the natural state of the human being is underground, and it is only a matter of time before all return there».

<<Life is becoming. The will to exist goes beyond “being”

It is more concerned with leaving itself behind than with maintaining its own existence. That is its end. That is why flowers are stronger than the rock that forms the mountain, why a butterfly is stronger than marble. The passage of time turns the rock and marble to dust, yet a flower or a butterfly, ephemeral and delicate beings, leave behind their seeds, their offspring, the process repeating itself again and again… The life cycle continues, unscathed, while everything around it crumbles and disappears. The end of life is to transcend itself».

Link to the publisher

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Recently I got a Meta Quest headset to try out for transferring mural sketches to walls.

Last weekend I had friends coming over for a housewarming party, so I thought it would be fun to create a unique immersive experience for them.

This recording captures the sense of it, but lacks the impactful depth of it all. Nonetheless, I felt it worth sharing ?

Map of the Heart
Ink and watercolor

Inspired by old maps and fantasy cartography, I made this as a gift in early December.

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a warm and cozy holiday season. May this restorative time be radiant with divine inspiration.

If you live in the area, or if you would like to share the new resident with your loved ones, the Enchanted Forest Dragon of Brookline mural can now come home with you on a mug, stickers, and more ???