Auction #31: Write. Appropriate. Remix. Transform.

Chimera Fancies are wearable poetry made of old recycled fairy tale books made into new art, my own chosen interstitial art form. For this auction I used an ARC of Interfictions 2, so the text on these pieces is both taken from and inspired by the stories themselves.

“What He Said” is taken from the introduction to Interfictions 2 by Henry Jenkins, “On the Pleasures of Not Belonging”. Jenkins discusses what interstitiality means to him and to others so beautifully here, I wanted to make something to capture this idea. As he said, “Write. Appropriate. Remix. Transform.” Let’s all not belong together.

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Auction #13: Remembrance Is Something Like A Necklace

Chimera Fancies are wearable poetry made of old recycled fairy tale books made into new art, my own chosen interstitial art form. For this auction I used an ARC of Interfictions 2, so the text on these pieces is both taken from and inspired by the stories themselves.

“Still Standing” is taken from Will Ludwigsen’s haunting story “Remembrance is Something Like a House,” a piece which spoke to me of persistence and redemption and the power of truth.

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Auction #4: Black Dog Mythos

Chimera Fancies are wearable poetry made of old recycled fairy tale books made into new art, my own chosen interstitial art form. For this auction I used an ARC of Interfictions 2, so the text on these pieces is both taken from and inspired by the stories themselves.

“The Black Dog Forever” comes from “Black Dog: A Biography” by Peter M. Ball. The mythos of the Black Dog has always fascinated me, and Ball’s crafting of mythology and memory into story captured my imagination. Ceramic pendant, iridescent green wash on green and black.

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Interfictions Auction 21 – Pendant Based On Interfictions

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The Beauty of Strange Stories by Mia Nutick

1.75″ pendant, mixed media on ceramic.

Based on the Interfitions anthology

I am a writer, editor, and sometime maker of shiny things. Once upon a time I realized that I had a pile of old dilapidated books of fairy tales with yellowed edges and pages falling away, and I hated to see these old books go to waste. I decided to make some collages using bits of the pages, and in cutting out words and phrases I happened upon the idea of making new poems and thoughts out of old fairy tale and mythic imagery. I wanted to make little poems into adornments for those who love the written word. I called these pieces Chimera Fancies — little pieces of altered art, old storybooks and glitter, fragments of dreams and mysterious messages from the Universe.

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Interfictions Auction 9 – Pendant Based On “A Dirge For Prester John”

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Like A Heavy Dream by Mia Nutick

1.75″ pendant on a 13.5″ cord, mixed media on ceramic.

Based on “A Dirge For Prester John” by Catherynne M. Valente

I am a writer, editor, and sometime maker of shiny things. Once upon a time I realized that I had a pile of old dilapidated books of fairy tales with yellowed edges and pages falling away, and I hated to see these old books go to waste. I decided to make some collages using bits of the pages, and in cutting out words and phrases I happened upon the idea of making new poems and thoughts out of old fairy tale and mythic imagery. I wanted to make little poems into adornments for those who love the written word. I called these pieces Chimera Fancies — little pieces of altered art, old storybooks and glitter, fragments of dreams and mysterious messages from the Universe.

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Interfictions Auction 4 – Pendant Based On “Timothy”

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Like A Cat by Mia Nutick

1.5″ pendant on a 28″ cord, mixed media on ceramic.

Based on “Timothy” by Colin Greenland

I am a writer, editor, and sometime maker of shiny things. Once upon a time I realized that I had a pile of old dilapidated books of fairy tales with yellowed edges and pages falling away, and I hated to see these old books go to waste. I decided to make some collages using bits of the pages, and in cutting out words and phrases I happened upon the idea of making new poems and thoughts out of old fairy tale and mythic imagery. I wanted to make little poems into adornments for those who love the written word. I called these pieces Chimera Fancies — little pieces of altered art, old storybooks and glitter, fragments of dreams and mysterious messages from the Universe.

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