gathering gumption for growth and decay
i’ve been slowly making an abstract surreal tarot deck. the process is intuitive. i haphazardly cut scrap watercolour paintings into little bits and puzzle the shapes together on small cards until compositions reveal themselves.
wands are birds. discs are moons. cups are fish. swords are hooks. but even these types of symbols are always up for interpretation.
what you sea is different from what eye sea
the mirror is the moon is the feather is the feeling
My mum Shelley died on December 10th. We cared for her dead body at home for three days before she was cremated on the 13th. During those three days with shell, we transformed the cardboard coffin into an art portal…
❤ Shelley forever
feb 27th 1959 – dec 10th 2018
photos by Chloé Ziner
‘Get off, get off! can’t you see
‘Why did you not leave me alone?’ asked the rock.
in response, the child said, “because I was afraid. afraid I would not see you again. and I could not bear that thought.” -megan hollingsworth
jessica gabriel : : : artist 