Suzanne Forbes, a New Yorker thriving in Berlin. Crowdfunded documentary art made possible by the generous support of her Patrons. https://www.patreon.com/SuzanneForbes.
I can’t believe I never made an anglerfish before!
I love them and I’m so afraid of both the dark and the deep ocean that anything that has its own light source down there is my hero,
Glad I had this pretty oval hoop and some black felt to hand when I thought of it.
I feel like this is a theme I could work on a bit, experimenting with different ways to express the depth, darkness and pressure of the ocean.
As well as the luminosity of the fish!
I used some pale blue glitter thread, DMC Light Effects, around the fish’s light tentacle. Even though it is a pure absolute fucksicle to use!! It is worth the hassle in small, small amounts.
We are all under a lot of pressure, in the dark, this last year and a half. I am so grateful for my work and my Patrons, whose support has allowed me to keep making my own light.
My other big winter UV resin art accessory project besides the Imbolc Crown.
Probably a hundred hours of my life went into this piece over the last two months.
slowly adding thousands of beads, crystals, cast resin jewels, microbeads, micropearls and droplets of tinted resin.
edit: here’s GodXXX Noirphiles about to perform in Lausanne this May, in the horn visor and trans flag latex durag by Lupae Latex of Berlin!
Meditative, self-soothing, meticulous and yet random work.
Making these pieces is as different from my primary art mission as it could possibly be.
But the flow state is the same.
Controlling the droplets of resin as the UV light of the sun hardens them is hypnotic.
This piece is robustly constructed, because I made it with a performer in mind.
And I was so honored when GodX Noirphiles said they would accept it as a Patron gift and wear it for her performance in Switzerland in May! He said it would go perfectly with their costume :)))
Still image from Adrian Blount’s Queer Birthing series video Aug 2020
I have been incredibly inspired by the faces and stories and performances GodX (pronouns he/she/they) has/have been posting since they started a Patreon. I get so much energy from this young artist’s creative work, and while the money I can give is limited, I can also give my creative labor.
Still from Adrian Blount’s Octavia E Butler episode for Black History Month Feb 2021
I simply cannot wait to see how this visor looks with Godx’s Switzerland costume and performance look.
I can’t believe I never made an anglerfish before!
Glad I had this pretty oval hoop and some black felt to hand when I thought of it.
As well as the luminosity of the fish!
