Exorcising Her Demon

Stranger Factory is the newest branch of the Circus Posterus family tree, a unique highly visible gallery located in Nob Hill just off the historically famous Route 66 (Central Ave) in the heart of Albuquerque, New Mexico and is dedicated to bringing a new style of art to the area. With their worldwide network of talent, Stranger Factory will bring many incredible names in the post modern, pop surrealist and “lowbrow” art community for the very first time as well as offering aspiring art collectors the opportunity to begin their collections with original works and editioned releases at reasonable and retail-friendly prices. Stranger Factory is the official flagship retail outlet for all Circus Posterus goods including original artwork, limited edition prints and books, sculptural editions and apparel as well as other gifts, novelties, designer toys, and curious objects of beauty and wonder! Wood is a versatile and timeless art medium used in various forms of artistic expression, from sculpture and carving to painting and mixed media. Artists appreciate wood for its natural grain, warmth, and durability, which add depth and character to their work. When I was little I went to a private school. There weren't many kids there and we saw the same people every year. Needless to say, it was an extremely sheltered environment to be in from age six to thirteen. Sex ed was nonexistent, and the teachers would rather not talk about it anyway. Sex was for procreation, and so was marriage. If you kissed someone, you got detention. If you held hands, your name got written up. Relationships - real relationships - didn't exist. In highschool I was a pariah. Undersocialized and over educated, I was labeled many things. So, rather than friends or boyfriends, I developed relationships with the images in my head. I began to draw. Drawing is a relationship I am extremely comfortable with. I always begin with a drawing. Drawing directs everything. My discovery happens with a drawing; the painting part seems to be just an afterthought. In college, my drawings got better, and I began to draw things that had been in my head since eigth grade. My undersocialization as a girl has lent itself very strongly to my work. The figures tend to be strange girl-women, not quite children and not quite grown. The