Know the Alchemists

Our history houses accounts of brilliant and groundbreaking people: inventors, philosophers, teachers, scientists, saints, artists, activists— and of them are a subset who are forgotten or of certain opinions, ridiculed. Isaac Newton was an alchemist. Paracelsus was an alchemist. The inventor of the double boiler was an alchemist. Distillation was invented by alchemists. Though there …

Caput Corvi Sketch

Alchemical allegory sketch digitally on Procreate, Phase One - Calcination, Distillation, Separation

Art and Alchemy: Calcination

Art of burning to complete ash. Historical imagery and allegory of the process of fire with attributions. Alchemy of the Self Psychological Calcination I saw during my sleep a certain little man, a barber dressed in a red robe and royal clothing, who was standing outside the place of punishment, and he said to me: …

Reasons to Explore Multimedia Art

There is nothing inherently limited by working in one media, there is value and power in a piece comprised of one substance with singular support such as oil on canvas, charcoal on paper, there’s dedication. Skilled artists are unrestricted and are capable of using their material to its full potential which is, as potential is, …

Exploration Sketchbook

To combat a feeling of stagnation in my work I’ve begun a research sketchbook/journal to delve more in-depth into my inspirations. Studying the familiar aspects of artists I admire and how they apply to my own practice, cross referencing motifs and concepts I wish to become educated in, and developing a further understanding of traditional …