Marisa Avila Sayler

applying for jobs again

I often included teeth in my art, but it wasn’t until I had a daughter that I made sure they were all fangs

From 2020 Relevant today

Wormlandia, 2018 This was my first big piece after I had kids and had been out of the studio for about a decade, working and raising them. My youngest was barely two and I worked on this from 9pm-2am for weeks, with many interruptions. It’s 4ft tall and sold opening night. Art always waits 🌈

I like to draw recklessly with only Ticonderogas on cheap paper and zero plan but this time I made a zine layout first AND THEN I drew recklessly within that layout. Loophole’d myself into a project. I had to order more paper but these will proliferate 🚀🚀🚀

what is it about miniature that is so pleasing? Am I a control freak(yes)? Foam clay creatures in tiny glass cloches, either big mad or big glad

From my Emotional Domes series. These were put in tiny glass cloches. They were either super happy or super grumpy. The super happy friends sold out much quicker than the grumps. I personally identify as a grump this tracks

Self Portrait as a Gorgon 🌈 Made from foam clay

In case my alt text doesn’t work again, this is what you are witnessing: A stop motion video of a large psychedelic sculpted frog lamp sitting on a studio floor. Colorful slugs emerge from its mouth. One gives you a smooch 💕

Self Portrait as an Alchemist, 2024 🌈

“Reflections of the Living Light” 2021 Inspired by Hildegard von Bingen and her migraine visions. The rainbow is a visual representation of *barfing* I am a chronic migraine/POTs human and at the time I made this, I was constantly sick and in pain. I have great meds now but it’s taken decades 🫠

SLUGS

Can I just dump art here for your eyeballs? Some recent graphite drawings

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