sculpting vulvas ❀ our sacred flower
got down n dirty with some clay to make… the only thing that’s I’m good at… vulvas!
no matter how confident I am in making this artwork, I am so shy when it comes to promoting my work especially online. so updating my website and starting an online shop is the start of me tapping into how important it is to catalog your work & unapologetically displaying my dreams of being a full time artist.... one day!
listen I tried to make some normal objects like letters, but this was so much easier. i firmly believe that when ur making art that you love and are deeply connected to, it will always turn out amazing!
I made my first small batch of these a year ago, while collaborating with my partner john ~ @jmoo_art ~ when he was teaching me the ways of ceramics. I never promoted them because I was still learning a lot about ceramics and whether I thought they were actually good or not. Now that they've all found homes now, I decided to continue making them so enjoy watching my progress videos of creating another set of vuvlas!
it’s been such a fun journey making functional objects and I can’t wait to continue my sculpture journey… bc I’m a sculptor painter now?
idk, last year during my selling art break, I was in this transition period where I was rejecting being a sculptor even though I love tactile art & and breaking up with painting, but really I’m just creating more complex surfaces to paint on and ceramics has helped me bridge the gap of art and functionality
check out all the beautiful flaps and different colors available & archived right here on my website!
also wanted to give a special thank you to some Marisa and Kara for being my first online purchases of my vulva burners! hope y’all love them and it becomes beautiful yet fun usable object that you can cherish in your space ;)
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day by day, the more I really embrace my artistry, I continue to surpass judgement and the desire to become “easily digestible" for the masses. I love documenting my work and creating scenes that honor them ~ having the bravery to share such vulnerable work is something I constantly struggle with.
my soul constantly yearns to explore figurative art through multiple medias whether that be painting or sculpture & the biggest recent change in my art practice has been developing discipline.
showing up for myself, whether that’s during hard moments of being disenfranchised, depression and loss & amazing times of stability, traveling and friendships ~ both circumstances have interrupted the flow of art making. from waking up everyday whether it was a good or bad day, I continued to mindless scrolling, doubting myself & ruminate over criticism about myself and my work, to mindlessly making art without hesitation, is something i’ve grown into.
like bro, i’m art maxing now... i’m vulva maxing lol.
something I realized about myself was, because I’m not a full time artist ~ I work in the service industry, just working many late night always on my feet is killer - when I would wake up every morning my brain would be fried and all I would want to do is sit down. even after I waking up from 6-8 hrs of sleep everyday was so bizarre, is a level of exhaustion I never experienced before.
working in the service industry, at the end of the day, has changed my life for the better. I had a built in social life with people i love, purpose, and a routine - this brought me out of depression and extreme isolation. enjoying my life without the pressures to make art for a living, ultimately, giving me the opportunity to freely explore what being a figurative artists means to me.
but man, am I tired... and motivated?
so i started using my exhaustion to benefit my art practice. from mindfully criticizing myself to mindlessly making art ~ this quickly resulted into becoming a production artist. exploring all the limits of making... one single idea... come to life. getting so freeeeakin good at one thing, was good enough for me and all i could do. making work over and over again bc i'm too tired to think & all I want to do is sit and watch something... I did that.... but at my desk with clay in my hands. soon it became the only thing that would get me out of bed and excited to leave the house to buy supplies or hang out with people while we made work or crafted together.
through the good, the bad, the distracted, the energized, and the exhausted - discipline, the act of just making it no matter what - my love for art prevails over any circumstances & changed my level of productivity, but more importantly my passion for making art!
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much love,
vulva villain
