#robotsaints

For my upcoming comic CONVERSION, I wanted the cover to be something a little different - so I went with collage! Seeing as my Robot Monks have been my main focus for many of my colleges, it felt appropriate that their first comic outing have an icon of a cover! Full piece will be revealed when the comic is complete - and I'm currently at the halfway mark! :D ~%%%~ If you'd like to check out my comics, check out my link in the bio! And keep masking up pals; we're still trying to stop spread! ~%%%~ #robotsaints #robots #scificomics #scifi #gouache #collageart #collage (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFx0Q2Ohh7i/?igshid=p9w6xd4omtl1

While HOLO may be complete (and up on my Gumroad if you want a look!), my next project is trying a different sort of challenge: drybrush mixed with digital grey tones. Plus, I'm finally getting to tell a story of the Robot Monks! While I'm working on CONVERSION, do you all have any questions for our titular main characters of Zero and One? Fire away in the comments! (Just be nice - they might be robots, but they have emotions too) ~%%%~ #robots #robotsaints #robotmonks #monks #monk #scifi #scificomics #scifiart #scifiartwork #penandink #drybrush #gothic #gothicarchitecture #metal #mechanical #monastery #garden #plants #stone #stonework (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4JBeEhv5-/?igshid=1m7qos834bgc

"Puzzle" - mixed media /-/-/-/-/ I've been worried about posting again because I don't want to feel like business as usual, especially when I want to support the black lives matter protests and help out where I can. I've always been inclined to process difficult emotions and difficult topics offline, which is part of the reason I haven't really talked about my abysmal Mental Health since the start of the pandemic (anxiety is a medical condition and it's very unhelpful). The problem is I think that translates through social media to seeming like I'm not acknowledging the sheer scope of what's going on right now, especially when my work doesn't contain direct political commentary (the case can be made that all work is political but that is probably going to take longer than Instagram post to unpack). I'm still working out in which ways I'd be most helpful to the movement, and what kind of action would be sustainable for me in the long term - along with trying to find a balance between that need and the need to be able to sell my work since this is now my day job. When your social media becomes connected with your ability to make rent I think I can see why a lot of people don't engage in social movements, even when there is a moral imperative to engage and help. But I don't want that to become an excuse to disengage, since *not* helping doesn't fix the problem, nor aid people. So I'm going to be working out a balance, and hopefully helping far more than I faceplant. #collage #collageart #musings #art #robots #robotsaints #saint #sainticons #trashart #foil #activism (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBf7ub4BkDm/?igshid=1mqvo3j6qljh3

<They move like the dead, the mimics, the copies of the organics, those of the order who modify so that in a thousand years, we can see how carbon danced> - From the canticles of 10, translated from binary *** I've been on a major robot monk kick, since these are small enough to test weird effects, pens or collage. I'll have nicer scans of these up on my main site soon - the dancers need an audience! 😀 #scifiart #scifi #robots #robot #robotmonks #dcart #dancers #dance #humanoidrobot #ish #robotsaints #monks (at Washington, District of Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/ksbrenowitz/p/BvR5TTnBAUi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sr6727glxtsr

"How Does it All Work?" - Collage on old cabinet, with magazine clippings, gelt foil, gum wrappers, nail polish, and paint ~%%%~ Well. This was an experiment in a lot of ways - from the sealant (which thankfully doesn't stink anymore!), to the layering, to the coats upon coats of glue I laid down on it. Part of my plan with getting a printer though was to use prints of my inks in collage, so it's great for me to see it worked! Plus, I've just had robots on the brain for....months now. I guess it makes sense to me that they'd have just as much of a stake in ecology as we do. Speaking of robots - I'm so close to wrapping up my mini-comic, hopefully should have that ready to go by next month! Link in the bio if you want to see other comics in the meantime :) ~%%%~ #robot #robotsaints #collageart #collage #paper #glue #magazine #timemagazine #eyes #foil #5gum #acrylicpainting #nailpolish #recycledart #recycling #repurpose #notrashonlytreasure #zerowaste #scifi #scifiart #scificomics #recyclebot (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGkg0nMBzcH/?igshid=qm4lrckb81ap

"Dreams of Dancing" - collage; children's broken puzzle board, inner circuits of a keyboard, 10-year-old beads, and more! $200 + shipping, DM/email me me for details ~%%%~ Something I used to do at my old job at @sullivanstoys was to save broken bits and bobs from the trash - one of these was a cute puzzle pack that one of the board had warped. The rest of it was fine, and it had these neat cut outs and lines....and I've had dancing on my mind. I only get to pull my kandi and hair flowers usually for the #magfest chiprave once a year at this point, but I miss the sheer color of that gear. Seemed only fair to put on of my busted hairflowers in such a colorful piece. We'd best all keep masking up in public and social distance so someday in the future, I can get kitted out again in my full rave gear, okay? ~%%%~ #robotsaints #robots #icon #sainticon #dancing #raver #beads #collage #collageart #recycledart #stickers #circuits #ketboard #scifi #scifiart #bottlecaps #upcycledart #robot #robotmonk #flower #eyes #geometricart (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEKBIh8h5rD/?igshid=vfx8x3bx5xxz

>Reflector Carnival<: Mixed Media Collage on reclaimed materials -*-*-*- Been deep in commission land (still have two $50 slots open if you're interested!) and thus, snapped and did some work that was a different kind of precision. It felt good to finally use that broken reflector lens that I found, I've toyed with it for a few different pieces but it never quite felt right till now... #robotsaints #robot #icon #sainticon #collage #mixedmedia #collageart #recycledart #scifi #scifiart #foundobjectart #saint #mechanical #gear #broken #glue #art #washingtondc #dcart (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAOUIlQBmOB/?igshid=56k3zh47rft7

"When Life is broken/Mend it" - The Herseies of Xeno.v.12 *///* A small, circular robot saint done in-between my commission docket. (You can see the @tortugakombucha work I've been doing on their account!) Autumn comes usually as a relief to me, since heat can make me sick easily, but with the lingering weather and a headcold, I'm feeling like our worried friend here...seasons change in a cycle, but what do you do when the cycle gets busted? #robot #robotmonk #scifi #scifiart #robotsaints #blackandwhite #penandink #acreativedc #monk #mechanical #growth #seasonchange https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Hrdn4BV2S/?igshid=1j8rehr6dzdoo