4 Oaxacan Dotted Elephant
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“Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.” —W. Somerset Maugham
My natural tendency is to work very simply, with limited supplies; some of my favorite pieces ever are drawings done with a single piece of charcoal! At the same time, I admire the rich, layered artwork of so many of my mixed-media friends and the way they pile the media on: colored pencils, markers, charcoal, graphite, paint . . . . Looking around one day for something to get me moving in this direction, I decided this little grasshopper wood carving from Oaxaca would provide excellent inspiration.
As with most things, it only served as a jumping-off point, and in no ...
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