The "Living Doll" (aka actor/activist Julia Greene ) experience during the opening reception of Sheary Clough Suiter's November 2019 solo exhibition, "I Never Played With Dolls" at The Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
A strategy of modern warfare, the uncertainty of life after 9/11.
Encaustic, Reclaimed Porcelain and Muslin Doll, Rusted Wire, Wood. 23 x 12 x 5.
November 2019, The Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
ONE WEEK: Encaustic, Reclaimed Porcelain and Muslin Doll, Toy Gun, xerox image, machine stitch on muslin, Scarf, Wire. 14 x 11 x 9
SELF-INFLICTED: Encaustic, Graphite, on Cradled Panel. 12 x 12 x 1.5
The stigma associated with mental health issues and the lack of free access to health care in our country is unconscionable. Lori Hollingsorth, 1 of 346 deaths by gun, recorded in the USA during the week of May 1-7, 1990.
November 2019, The Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Complacent exterior, unraveling inside, while moving through life at such a pace that there's no time to touch the ground. The trail of debris we leave behind as we forge a path.
Flying doll with falling debris: Encaustic, Reclaimed Porcelain and Muslin Doll, Vintage Bedspread, Fosshape, Kumihimo braided twine, wire. 14 x 11 x 9.
Not acceptable. #metoo
Encaustic, Reclaimed porcelain baby doll head, Vintage bedspread, Thread, Paper. 8 x 8 x 3.
Immigrants. Children. Family separations. This is America?
Encaustic, block print on silk organza, found wire structure, thread, bolts, 12 x 12 x 3.5.
Pro-life is an ironic word choice when it comes to issues of rape, incest, and a person's mental or physical health.
Encaustic, reclaimed porcelain doll, toy chair, spray paint, twine. 8 x 5 x 6.
Opening night, November 2019, The Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Julia Greene
That person you are silently judging, based on their outward appearance.
Encaustic, Reclaimed Porcelain and Muslin Doll, Cloth, Tacks, Cotton cord, Horse hair, Graphite. 14 x 11 x 9.
Spikey Sue's embattlement case.
Encaustic, Cardboard, Cloth, Tacks, Cotton cord, Graphite. 6 x 4 x 2.
Spikey Sue’'s time machine. Move over, Tardis!
Encaustic, Oil pigment, Thread, Graphite, on Cradled Panel. 12 x 12 x 1.5.
Kinetics experiments to make a creepy doll! Her eyes open and close. Pictured with “Living Doll” actor-activist Julia Greene.
Encaustic, Reclaimed vintage composition doll head, reclaimed embroidered linen, cardboard, wood, motor, electricity. 14 x 14 x 15 #49I19
Just because I have boobs, it doesn't mean I'm ___________ (fill in the blank with your favorite misogynist cliché).
Reclaimed doll dress, Hand-stitched thread, Beeswax, Spray Paint, Thrift Store wood stand, 18 x 10 x 10, #13C19.
“I Never Played With Dolls,” November 2019, The Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
In a baby's face, gender is not obvious. Giving sense to the consideration that no human being is a true binary. We each are a multiplicity.
Thread, india ink, encaustic, tissue paper, on silk organza, hung from wax and cloth scroll. 54 x 19, #17C19.
In a baby's face, gender is not obvious. Giving sense to the consideration that no human being is a true binary. We each are a multiplicity.
Thread, encaustic, painted tissue paper, on silk organza, hung from wax and cloth scroll. 54 x 19, #18C19.
Performance actor/activist Julia Greene interacting with “Stored Knowledge.” Opening night, “I Never Played With Dolls,” November 2019, The Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The feminine psyche that resides in some fashion in every human being.
Encaustic, Cloth, Thread, Cord, Reclaimed porcelain doll body. 58 x 9 x 9, #52I19. Available at Stephan Fine Arts, Anchorage.
Performance art actor/activist, Julia Greene. Opening night, “I Never Played With Dolls,” November 2019, The Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Woman's control over her own body is under direct fire in our country. Why do some political entities support state sovereignty yet do not respect the right of an individual over their own body? Because, control over a woman's body = control over women.
Encaustic, Reclaimed vintage baby porcelain doll body, cloth, thread, netting, found washer, stone, NRA targets, on Underside of a friend's vintage table top. 36 x 29 x 5, #43I19.
Beliefs separate. Aren't we all human beings?
You are one of 8 billion human beings, yet you are not generic. Your life energy is unique.
Encaustic, Reclaimed vintage porcelain baby doll body, cloth, thread, netting, on Underside of a friend's vintage table top. 36 x 29 x 5, #21C19.
Opening night, November 2019, The Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
How do you define your identity? How do you judge others' identity?
Encaustic, Brass nails, Reclaimed porcelain doll head, Rusted wire, acrylic painted newsprint drawings, on Cradled panel. 24 x 24 x 15 #19C19
Opening night, November 2019, The Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Just do it! Be assertive and take a stand for your principles!
Encaustic, Reclaimed porcelain doll leg, Rusted wire, on Cradled Panel. 12 x 12 x 8 #12C19. SOLD.
Death is sometimes a release from suffering. I support Right-To-Die legislation.
Encaustic, Reclaimed Porcelain and Muslin Doll, Thrift store finds, Found Driftwood (can be hung on wall vertical or displayed on shelf), 23 x 8 x 9 #16C19.
The average American girl's confidence level peaks at age nine, declining as cultural expectations take hold, shrouding them from their own potentials.
Encaustic, Oil pigment, Reclaimed porcelain doll body, Rust wire, on Cradled Panel. 12 x 12 x 1.5 #11C19.
Served up...preserve the unborn fetus, but, then what? Where are the laws that provide for the child's well-being?
Encaustic, Reclaimed porcelain baby head, Vintage baby blue hobnail glass bowl. 5 x 10 x 10 #51I19.
Words and acts that go on behind closed doors.
Encaustic, Reclaimed headless doll, Waxed thread, Thrift store fabric, Doilies, Hand carved Block print image, Hand painted tissue paper, Muslin, Oil Pigment Stick, on Cradled Panel. 16 x 20 x 4.5 #35F19.
The failure to include unpaid work in the home, such as child care and elder care, in our nation's Gross Domestic (ironic word choice) Product is yet another example of societal gender bias against women.
Encaustic, Reclaimed Vintage Porcelain Doll Pin Cushion, Cigar Box. 23 x 8 x 9 #49L18.
If the government decrees that babies must be born, why does government fail to provide a safety net for babies after they are born? Investing in early childhood education has a greater positive impact on long-term economic growth than business subsidies, yet social-infrastructure investment is labeled “socialism.”
Encaustic, Pigment Oil Stick, Reclaimed porcelain doll hands, Found metal, Found nail, Thrift store bamboo purse. 8 x 14 x 4 #34F19. SOLD.
Whatever happened to our 1970's concerns about an overpopulated world? 50 years later, 8 billion and climbing.
Encaustic, Sugar Lump Boot Tyner 1986 repro doll heads, Kodiak, Alaska cottonwood bark driftwood. 4 x 10 x 3, #57I19.
Opening night, “I Never Played With Dolls,” November 2019, The Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Partisanship is rampant these days. Consider that there is no absolute right or wrong side to any issue. Open your heart and mind to looking at what you may consider the “wrong” side and see if there is something there that supports what you think of as the “right” side.
Beeswax, Hand-stitched thread, Hand-carved Blockprint on Tissue paper, Reclaimed vintage linen, Wire, on Cloth and Wax Scroll Hanger. 13 x 11 #24D19.
Beeswax, Hand-stitched thread, Hand-carved Blockprint on Tissue paper, Reclaimed vintage linen, Wire, on Cloth and Wax Scroll Hanger. 10 x 11 #44I19.
Beeswax, Hand-stitched thread, Hand-carved Blockprint on Tissue paper, Reclaimed vintage linen, Wire, on Cloth and Wax Scroll Hanger. 12 x 11 #23D19.
Beeswax, Hand-stitched thread, Hand-carved Blockprint on Tissue paper, Reclaimed vintage linen, Wire, on Cloth and Wax Scroll Hanger. 12 x 11 45I19.
Beeswax, Hand-stitched thread, Monoprint on Tissue paper, Reclaimed vintage linen, Wire, on Cloth and Wax Scroll Hanger. 10 x 11 #46I19.
Beeswax, Hand-stitched thread, Monoprint on Tissue paper, Reclaimed vintage linen, Wire, on Cloth and Wax Scroll Hanger. 12 x 11 #47I19.
Beeswax, Hand-stitched thread, Monoprint on Tissue paper, Reclaimed vintage linen, Wire, on Cloth and Wax Scroll Hanger. 10 x 11 #48I19.
Beeswax, Hand-stitched thread, Monoprint on Tissue paper, Reclaimed vintage linen, Wire, on Cloth and Wax Scroll Hanger. 10 x 11 #67J19.
Beeswax, Hand-stitched thread on Muslin, Reclaimed vintage linen, on Cloth and Wax Scroll Hanger. 10 x 10 #15C19.
We should all begin life without gender expectations.
Encaustic, Block print on silk, oil pastel on Cradled Panel, 12 x 12 x 1.5 #54I19.
Be outspoken. Use your voice to speak your truth.
Encaustic, Graphite, Ink Toner Transfer on Cradled Panel. 12 x 12 x 1.5 #32E19. SOLD.
Consider the concept that we are multifaceted beings.
Encaustic, Ink Toner Transfer, Oil Pastel, Ink. 8 x 8 (image) 9.5 x 9.5 (black frame) #14C19.
The “Living Doll,” performance actor/activist Julia Greene with “Big Girl Panties.” Opening night, “I Never Played With Dolls,” November 2019, The Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
November 2019, The Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
People of the world, it's time to “put on our big girl panties” and face facts: climate change is real and regardless of the causes, we need to act.
Encaustic, Reclaimed Baby Doll Panties, Thread, Oil pigment, Wood, Wire, Webbing, Fosshape, Ink, Graphite, on Cradled Panel. 24 x 24 x 4.5 #09B19.
Our struggle against bigotry and oppression, against those who would silence our voices with nails in a coffin, is a history resplendent with individual acts of brave perseverance. We can rejoice and take comfort in the power of the singular making heroic headway.
Encaustic, Reclaimed porcelain doll head, Recovered rusted wire and nails, Acrylic stained tissue paper, Sheetrock tape, Red dirt. 24 x 12 x 4.5 #45L18.
The history of the oppressed seeking equality, whether it be discrimination based on gender, religion, race, or sexual orientation, is a story of persistence, of taking one step at a time.
Encaustic, Reclaimed porcelain doll torso and legs, Fabric, Thread, Wire, Sheetrock tape, Red dirt, Found netting. 24 x 24 x 5 #46L18.
This piece is in response to atrocities against the innocents, whether they be children in combat zones, Native American genocide, or victims of the Holocaust.
Encaustic, Reclaimed porcelain doll torso, Fabric, Thread, Wood, Wire. 24 x 12 x 3 #44L18.
From cradle to grave, we share an undeniable commonality. Grandiose dreams of immortality are nothing more than ego.
Encaustic, Reclaimed porcelain baby doll, Bones, Oil Pigment, Webbing, Found Wire, Thread, on Cradled Panel, 24 x 12 x 4 #22D19.
Child abuse lasts forever. #stopchildabuse
Encaustic, Vintage baby dress, threads, cloth. 21 x 25 x 5 #68J19.
Gender stratification starts early.
Encaustic, Discarded particle board disc found in trash pile along Rock Island Railway, Colorado Springs. 12 x 12 x 2.5 (two sided) #59I19.
Ageism is real. I've begun to notice first-hand.
Encaustic, on Cradled Panel. 24 x 12 x 1.5 #13C14.
Portraying girls as a sex object is rooted in our culture.
Encaustic, on Cradled Panel. 12 x 12 x 1.5 #54H16.
The Bridge Gallery Gallerists, Betty, Deena, and Michael pose with “Living Doll” Julia Greene and artist Sheary.
Encaustic and Mixed Media Art Exhibition
Bridge Gallery owner Deena Bennett's Q&A with artist Sheary Clough Suiter re her November 1 - 30, 2019 exhibition at the Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
After painting on 2D panels for 25 years, why the new direction with this installation “I Never Played With Dolls?” Deena Bennett's Q&A with artist Sheary Clough Suiter re her November 1 - 30, 2019 exhibition at the Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO.
Suiter discusses her quest to convey non-binary ways of being and thinking. Deena Bennett's Q&A with artist Sheary Clough Suiter re her November 1 - 30, 2019 exhibition “I Never Played With Dolls” at the Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO.
Suiter discusses issues of transparency and considerations of both sides of an issue. Bennett's Q&A with artist re her November 1 - 30, 2019 exhibition at the Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
Some of the artwork is wrapped with wax saturated fabric. What does this signify to the artist? Deena Bennett's Q&A with artist Sheary Clough Suiter re her November 1 - 30, 2019 exhibition "I Never Played With Dolls" at the Bridge Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO.