Art in a Ball and Tattoo Baby Genesis

Undaunted asked what sort of art we (moi, Nancy, Talitha and Jennifer) put in our art vending machine. I don't have any recent pics but here are a few samples of earlier pieces. The challenge is coming up with pieces that are original, not labor intensive and don't require buying supplies to make. The Art Vending machine is not a money maker, but it is fun and people seem to really enjoy it, especially the kids.

Sue asked where I came up with the idea to do the tattoo doll and it actually all started with an old fan I found on the side of a road a few years ago. I used one of my favourite methods of painting, which is to use black as my base and then a coat of white paint (which I sometimes sand down a bit).

I had the fan lying around the studio and I was staring at the fan as I was having a hot flash. I decided to decorate it and call it "menopause". I had so much fun doing it and wanted to decorate something else so I grabbed my garage sale cabbage patch doll. Unlike the current doll I used a black marker which bled a bit when I shellacked it, so this time I used acrylic paint for the markings. Interesting to see them side by side and the connection because they are both to do with womanhood and a change of life.

Check out this 5,200 years old tattoo at Smithsonian Magazine
Prison Tats-who,what & where
Body Art: Marks of Identity at the American Museum of Natural History