Within the last week or so I've made a lot of progress on "Babyteeth" -- my intention was to finish it by now, but the details take time. I enjoyed painting in the flies, they came out cuter than I imagined! I based their appearance on flesh flies: with their big, red compound eyes, two-toed feet and hariness. The idea behind this image is to create a collage of items familiar to my girlhood juxtaposed with venus fly traps, flies, and a small skull missing a front tooth. I seem to be thinking a lot about girlhood recently, as this painting was meant to reflect the consumable feeling of being a young girl. Created using heavy body acrylic paint and glitter on 11"x14" stretched canvas, to be sealed in epoxy resin and mounted on a wire.
Updated: Oct 3, 2023
