These 8x10 gems are painted with acrylic paints on canvas and each one is personally signed and has a special inscription on the back. They will be for sale starting this weekend at Awakenings in Katonah, NY! I'm so happy to be spreading the love with my spirit art once again! Have a great weekend and Thanks for all of the positive feedback! xoxoxo, Erica
I consider myself a fairly normal person. Well I suppose that's up for debate but I can tell you with complete assurance that it hasn't been very normal that night after night I've been having dreams about a particular Alexander McQueen dress. "Antler Widow Dress" as it is called is from the spring/summer 2006-7 collection and has somehow weaseled it's way into each and every one of my nighttime escapes. While it makes for quite the visual, it seems that none of these dreams have been particularly easy to navigate. In one dream I'm living in an old victorian home and it is summertime; as I am standing in a dark hallway the sconces on the wall burst and start to catch fire. The hallway of this home is adorned with peeling damask wallpaper and when I look down there is a flood on the wooden planks below and my bare feet are wading with heavy lace through even heavier waters. This is quite the diversion from the reoccurring dream where I'm at center stage only to recognize that I've suddenly forgotten my lines, the later being one I now regrettably miss. I'm not complaining about being adorned from head to toe in the genius of the late McQueen but I will say that night after night it's started to become shall we say, mildly overwhelming. Like all great art "Antler Widow Dress" adds drama to my dreams, gives them direct storyline, flair, emotional heartache and even a little unprecedented mischief. While I am grateful for my vivid dreamtime and the influence it has had on my art I am not wearing the dress without repercussions of the widow herself. Like all great art the clothes of a designer such as McQueen are no different as they carry a story, an essence. While he was able to breathe life into all of his work (in my opinion in a way that has yet to be matched), I think that true art never rests. True art haunts, is alive and has a pulse in a way that it becomes part of who you are. I awoke this morning with relief only to find that I had not been haunted by the ruffles of lace and the lucite antlers yet in retrospect I recognize that a dream is only part of the day.
“I get my ideas out of my dreams… if you’re lucky enough to use something you see in a dream, it is purely original. It’s not in the world — it’s in your head. I think that is amazing.” ― Alexander McQueen
This painting by Ettori Tito is depicts "The Fortune Teller" and it's truly exquisite. When I saw it I connected with it immediately and wanted to share it with you. I love art that tells a story without having to say a word...
Remember: "Good instincts usually tell you what to do long before your head has figured it out." ~Michael Burke
Check out my new Etsy Shop!!! One White Crow Design! I hope you enjoy the adornments, accessories and beautiful creations as much as I enjoyed crafting them. All were handmade with love!
Jeff Buckley's music is some of the most inspiring music I've ever heard. I mean that. I sat down the other night to sort through my photographs and the album "grace" was playing in the background. Moving my photographs all around the coffee table and sipping my giant cup of tea I was so taken by the music, that I couldn't focus on my photography. I couldn't get past his haunting voice, the subtle truth in his words and the feeling that overcame me was overwhelming. Whenever that album is on in the background I feel parts of my life come flooding back. Some are strong joyful memories and some are more nostalgic and still others are simply ghosts of what once was, making their way into the room and lingering much like the notes of Buckley's music. When I listen to Jeff Buckley I am reminded of what great art is capable of creating - it's capable of actually transcending beyond time and space. Although I want my photographs, poetry, art to have this same type of powerful effect on people - in all honesty the album "Grace" is a snapshot of a moment in time when the universe lined up and everything was in sync. Some might refer to it as a momentary stroke of artistic genius, others might call it a stroke of luck - either way I don't really care, I'm just grateful it is around long after Buckley's death to continue to inspire and represent this beautiful man. As for all of the rest of us, I guess we create diligently and wait, create and then wait some more...and when/if the muse ever decides to inspire us, only then will we truly know the magic - till' then have a great night. xoxoxox, Erica
Knowing Photography will be soon to open an online sister store where you can find homemade jewelry creations, vintage finds and exciting vintage hair clips.
Inspired by different tales/stories/poetry/eras including and most predominantly The Roaring Twenties, there will be a celebration of adornment!!!
The vintage classics will return this holiday season and you can be the first to show it off at a holiday parties of friends and family!
I have been creating homemade jewelry for years and have recently been piecing together vintage finds and beads - creating all types of wonderful new creations.
Stay tuned.... photography! art! and now homemade/vintage pieces... including my favorite new addition of exciting sequined/feathered hairclips... oolala!
Knowing Photography is now offering 5x7" prints all @ the price of $9.00 each -
They are the perfect vignette on a living room wall, bathroom wall or even in the kitchen! 5x7 is a popular new size and any one you choose is only $9.00! Affordable original art!
