The end of an era

This feels like the end of an era. I've been on Society6 since 2012. This week, they sent me two emails about both of my online stores there. I'm getting kicked out for not being trendy and popular enough.

 I'm so tired of everything being a popularity contest.

The thing about The Doll Project is that it was never about market trends. It has always been about bucking trends, particularly the harmful ones devised to make us hate the way we look so we'll waste all our money buying stuff we don't need. I was inspired by womanist and feminist artists. Do you think The Guerilla Girls care about trends?

None of my products were ever highlighted on the front page. If it didn't happen in The Year of Our Barbie, 2023, it was never going to happen. 

Now I need to find a POD service that isn't going to cower because of Mattel, like Zazzle did in 2015.

At least I still have a store for A Bitter Pill to Swallow on Zazzle. That won't change. 

Anyway, if you've been meaning to buy something, now's the time: 

The Doll Project

A Bitter Pill to Swallow

I'm not sure if I will be allowed to sell these prints on another print-on-demand site, and I don't want to fulfill these orders myself. Feel free to leave some suggestions in the comments if you know of some good sites I should try.

Making love in the studio

They fear love because it creates a world they can't control.

—George Orwell

We need more love in the world. Since art has always been an escape for me, I've spent the past several weeks preparing for my Valentine's Day open studio. Unlike the work in my Post-Consumerism series, these little paintings are made with virgin materials. 

Coordinating with the abundance of red and pink hues is Venus, the goddess of love, in her elegant gown.

Creating these mini paintings was fun. I felt like I was making candies and pastries.

They range from 2" x 2" to 3" x 4" and come with a mini easel for display. They're $25 each.

Love is in the air, but so are COVID and the flu, which is why I'll be providing masks for my visitors.

The details on tomorrow night's festivities are below. If you're looking for something fun to do that doesn't cost a lot of money, please feel free to stop by.

Friday, February 14th, 2025

5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

The Fine Arts Building

410 South Michigan Avenue

Studio 632F on the 6th floor (in the back)

Downtown Chicago

Doing it out of spite

 They hate diverse books.

They hate multiculturalism. 

They hate abstract art. 

They hate sustainability.

They hate masking.

They hate unmarried women.

And I hate everything they stand for. 

So I will keep doing what I do out of spite.