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Clarissa Callesen Creator of Strange and Wonderful Things: Jack Knife Butterfly / Found Object Assemblage by ClarissaCallesen

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Friday, August 6, 2010. Jack Knife Butterfly / Found Object Assemblage by ClarissaCallesen. Jack Knife Butterfly / Found Object Assemblage by ClarissaCallesen. Original Found Object Assemblage. 65” x 8” x 1.5'. I found this beautiful old jack knife that had obviously been well loved at a garage sale and it became the center piece the body for this butterfly creature. The entire piece is mounted on a rusty tin and a beautiful piece of old tongue and grove from a deconstructed box. August 6, 2010 at 7:09 PM.

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Clarissa Callesen Creator of Strange and Wonderful Things: BuNNy EaRs FoR EvErYoNE

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Sunday, September 12, 2010. BuNNy EaRs FoR EvErYoNE. Not sure what came over me, perhaps it was the ADO wonderland event or watching the fabulous stop motion Czech film “Alice”  That featured Alice turning into a doll, a fabulously creepy taxidermy rabbit, a sock puppet caterpillar and  fabulous creatures made out of bones and found objects. . But almost everything I created in the summer had rabbit ears! 160;  Very weird. On with the show…. Then there is this little bunny man…. So darn cute. Riki. All t...

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Clarissa Callesen Creator of Strange and Wonderful Things: Burning Man

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Monday, September 9, 2013. Why do I go to Burning Man? Why do I return to that inhospitable, crowded (61,000 people this year), loud, dirty place? 160; I have vacationed in Hawaii in a beach front condo for less than it costs to do Burning Man. SO WHY ON EARTH WOULD I RETURN YEAR AFTER YEAR? I want to continue to talk about and explore my relationship to this simultaneously grotesque and utterly beautiful place. Again why would I expend so much energy to attend such a flawed and challenging event? It was...

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Clarissa Callesen Creator of Strange and Wonderful Things: Art Journaling

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2013 Journal featured in Art Journaling Magazine Winter2014. Glorious I loved every page.so you my friend! January 16, 2014 at 10:09 AM. Such wonderful art eye candy! Thank you for sharing it :). April 7, 2014 at 8:51 AM. I enjoyed every page - thank you for sharing. August 3, 2014 at 8:34 AM. I enjoyed every page - thank you for sharing. August 3, 2014 at 8:34 AM. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A beautiful video featuring my studio and my narrative about my work by Visual Contact. Promote Your Page Too.

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Clarissa Callesen Creator of Strange and Wonderful Things: SpRiNg ArTwOrK

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Monday, April 25, 2011. It has been a productive and good Spring so far. Well using the word “spring” metaphorically since its just been the last couple of weeks that it has actually felt like spring outside. Keeping up with all aspects of being an artist and still having a life continues to be challenging and in that process things like my blog get neglected. I do love being self employed though! And a fair amount of it has found new homes. Oh Artfest. Ok still having a strong fascination with Bunny peo...

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Clarissa Callesen Creator of Strange and Wonderful Things: The Beautiful Ugly

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Friday, May 9, 2014. I LOVE the look of peeling paint and worn out objects. One of my artistic objectives is to find the beauty amid the ugly.   Real life is not airbrushed models and perfectly photographed art studios with styled “chaos”.  Life is zits on your 40 something face and liquid nails oozing all over your filthy work table. Tulip petals fallen in the mud. Skagit Valley WA. India is the land of BEAUTIFUL UGLY. Do you still see the beauty of the tulip petal when it’s fallen into the mud? Do you ...

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Clarissa Callesen Creator of Strange and Wonderful Things: The Finished Pieces

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Friday, June 21, 2013. I want to share the good “official” photos of the big pieces I built this spring for the “Odd Birds” show.   This piece is affectionately called. Junk in her Trunk. 160; She is held together and unified as one with lots of paint, plaster, and magic. Her humble beginnings   aka “Before”. 160;    . To her regal “After”. This piece is still available for purchase just contact me at clarissacallesen@gmail.com. Strange and Wonderful Things. Beautiful amazing inspiring delightful work!

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Clarissa Callesen Creator of Strange and Wonderful Things: A Special Commission

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Sunday, April 27, 2014. Sometimes commission work is the bane of the working artist’s existence, But this time I got to make a dream mixed media assemblage as a commission. 160; I remember the days of being a functional potter and doing commission or custom pieces.  Every pot in the kiln would look beautiful except. For the one commission piece which enviably would warp or run or just look like shit! And then contacted me after we all returned to the “normal” world post Burning Man. The email received fr...

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In addition for being known for having just about everything in my studio, I also have a reputation for being a wealth of resources. I love researching (especially on the internet) and enjoy helping others locate the information they are seeking. The following is a short list of links to sites that I frequently am asked about and/or are likely to share with folks. If you click on a link and it doesn't work, please e-mail me. So I can update the reference. Thank you. Recycle art for your garden and home.

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Clarissa Callesen Creator of Strange and Wonderful Things: All Dolls Are Art Conference

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014. All Dolls Are Art Conference. I am going to be teaching at ADAA. For the first time this year. I have never taught at or even been to a conference that specialized strictly in dolls.  I am not quite sure what to expect but I am excited about the opportunity.  Besides its being held in a Austin where the motto is “ Keep Austin Weird. 8221;… I want to start a campaign called “ Make Ferndale Weird” but not in the creepy weird way it may lean some days. Amy, AnLiNa Designs. 160; I have...