Sasha Darling & The BellJar Blog

Not particularly Inspired Today

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Inspiration, Uncategorized
October 05, 2009

It was a Monday, type Monday. Busybody at the shop, working on our new E-commerce site, dealing with vendors, helping girls pick out pretty dresses...but for some reason Sasha Darling was feeling less than creative and inspired today. I always brows blogs when I need a little eye candy to get my head spinning and whirling with pretty little thoughts. The kind that keep BellJar beautiful. Here are a few of today's yummies. xo

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Michael McConnell at Gallery BellJar

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Art Opening, Event, Uncategorized
October 01, 2009

slings and arrows

October 15th - November 18th

Opening Reception
October, Friday the 16th
6:00 - 9:00 PM

Gallery BellJar
3187 16th Street
San Francisco

See his work here

I fear I have no voice. I am awkward and anxious. I don’t remember the details of growing up, but long to tell my story. Making art has become my refuge in which to make sense of the world and my forgotten childhood. Inspired by stories that examine loneliness, responsibility, and choice, I am able to explore the tension between youth and maturity.

My drawings, reminiscent of old photographs, blur the line between the observed, the imagined. While the sculptural work, composed of discarded stuffed animals, suggests the uneasy feeling of lost childhood.

I take the stories I know, stories you may also know, and record them differently. At first glance the work reads like a fairytale, the playful images of children and animals seduce the viewer into the work. Closer observation strips away the innocent appearance and the viewer is confronted with darker stories of skepticism and failure. I combine these peculiar specific images with phrases, which often become titles, to create work that is layered with narrative possibility.

- Michael McConnell