The Interfictions 2 Auction Will Begin November 1

October 22nd, 2009

The wait is almost over! The second Interfictions auction will begin in less than two weeks. A wide array of artists – dollmakers, painters, jewelry-crafters, knitters, and more – were invited to create pieces inspired by the border-crossing works in the first and second Interfictions anthologies. Through the alchemy of word and imagination and raw materials they have created over 30 stunning pieces, ranging from an evocatively alien sculpture by Jane Washburn (inspired by Theodora Goss’ “Child-Empress of Mars”), an eloquent necklace by SToNZ (inspired by “Valentines” by Shira Lipkin), complex and exquisite handmade art books from Wendy Ellertson and Erzebet Yellowboy (of Papaveria Press), a hat that can be both worn and read from Kate Schaefer, and many other intriguing pieces that are themselves works of interstitial art: illustration and handcraft, fine art and utilitarian . . . all and none of the above.

The auction is set to begin on November 1st and will run through early December. All of these pieces make excellent holiday gifts. Opening bids will range from $10 – $50, though of course the value of many is much higher. All proceeds go toward supporting the Interstitial Arts Foundation and its projects.

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Visual Fiction or The Metamorphosis of Vision In Memoriam Connie Toebe - Dream of the Child Empress of Mars Write Everything Down Wendy Ellertson - Je me souviens Vision Imagination Dream and Memory Shatterglass datakey - Kendra Tornheim Untitled - Ingrid Kallick Carisa Swenson - The Animometer C. Jane Washburn - The Child Empress of Mars

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  1. Ellen Kushner on October 27, 2009 8:46 pm

    What amazes me about this year’s auction pieces is how many of them are themselves interstitial art. I got to see a lot of them as they came in, and you hold these amazing objects in your hands, seeing them as illustration and craft, functional object and fine art. Thank you, artists, for being willing to walk the borders! And authors, for doing it first and inspiring them! You make beautiful music together.

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