{thursday} thrifted finds

i fond this piece of art a few months back at the end of summer and was just waiting to get it out. now i realized that i needed to post about the thrifted find while it is still in season. i usually never looked in the art/fame section at thrift stores and that has since changed. this image is just amazing and i did not know the artist. the characters and life that is given drew me in. the artists name is Flavia Weedn, she is still living and actively making work. as i started to look into her work i had a mixed reaction. her older work is truly amazing and the newer stuff has changed quite a bit. i know that many like her new work judging by the marketing but i can't say i am sold on it. there are quite a few of her older works on ebay that i have to resist the urge to buy. i guess part of me wants to hold out for that amazing find at a thrift store.

at first i thought that i liked her older work better in part because she only did paintings and wood prints. her newer work is with fabric, stationary, calendars etc but in her older work i realized she also did images on playing cards, cards, statues etc. part of me felt that she had sold out but in reality her style had changed and i agreed more with her earlier work. i have found this to be lesson for me in how ones own creative process changes. what i am making now may be nothing like what i make in ten or twenty years. a lot of what i am milling over currently is the process of design and creation. there is much to be learned in the new year and i am excited to see how my own process will change over the next 362 days. for now i will enjoy what i am making and eagerly look forward to the future.