tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48072208138937948942024-03-12T19:31:39.713-07:00Karyn Crisis: Seeker,Shaman,Witch,HealerKaryn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-61081422999242917402014-03-26T11:30:00.000-07:002014-03-26T11:30:15.550-07:00Karyn Crisis/Gospel Of The Witches<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WjVJlydrZtU/UzMcAkZOQxI/AAAAAAAAAr4/cleVs9zmgko/s3200/GOTW.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WjVJlydrZtU/UzMcAkZOQxI/AAAAAAAAAr4/cleVs9zmgko/s320/GOTW.jpg" /></a>
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014
KARYN CRISIS: Gospel of the Witches///
Groundbreaking vocalist and visual artist Karyn Crisis reveals new details of her newest musical project, Gospel of the Witches.
Gospel of the Witches features Karyn Crisis' unmistakable vocals and mystical lyrics, over music composed by Ephel Duath mastermind Davide Tiso. With Tiso playing all guitars and bass, the all-star lineup is completed by Danny Walker of Intronaut on drums, and Ross Dolan of Immolation on vocals.
A 13-song album is currently in the pre-production stages. Tracking begins in June with producer Jamie King (Between the Buried and Me) at The Basement Recording NC.
In addition to the core lineup, the album will contain a guest appearance by Mike Hill, frontman of Tombs.
Karyn Crisis speaks about Gospel of the Witches: "The album is a bold statement and an epic, unabashedly emotional work of devotion to the ultimate expression of the power of the fires of transformation: The Witch. Davide has a haunting ability to generate undeniably emotional landscapes with his guitar, and these songs twist and turn into darkness and then transmute into heartbreaking beauty and light. As a testament to Ancient Ways and the union of opposites, I explore the feminine power in my voice on this album and couple it with Ross's intensely masculine vocal power to create a consistent theme of thickly layered vocal choruses. Danny will round out these 13 dark mantras with thunderous drums. Take the tendrils of my unstoppable voice into the Great Mysteries... or run for the hills."
A Kickstarter page has been set up to raise money for the recording, mixing, mastering, artwork and manufacturing costs: <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/540114326/karyn-crisis-solo-album">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/540114326/karyn-crisis-solo-album</a>
Some of the rewards for fans who donate through Kickstarter include: vinyl, CD and digital versions of the album; t-shirts; and original Karyn Crisis artwork – from a "hardbound lyric book with handwritten lyrics and drawings," to an opportunity to collaborate directly with Crisis on an original painting.
An early demo version of a new song, "Howl at the Moon," has been posted here in video form: <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/540114326/karyn-crisis-solo-album/posts">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/540114326/karyn-crisis-solo-album/posts</a>
Karyn Crisis' influence on the underground dates back to 1993 when she began fronting New York City metal band Crisis. Her extreme vocal range, from angelic melodies to demonic growls, paved the way for countless women to follow. A visual artist as well, she designed all the band's album covers and shirts. Other musicians to be part of Crisis' lineup over the band's 13-year career include Norman Westberg (Swans), Sammy Duet (Acid Bath, Goatwhore), and Roy Mayorga (Amebix, Soulfly).
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Labels: GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES, KARYN CRISIS, NEW RELEASESKaryn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-32912211514134865362013-04-07T22:27:00.000-07:002013-04-07T22:27:21.712-07:00Psychic Science Lecture Series and My New Website!I've started a new website with a corresponding blog here:
<a href="http://www.KarynCrisisHeals.com">KarynCrisisHeals.com</a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jPd-BBVhsKs/UWJUp9kOiXI/AAAAAAAAArM/-3T0pEKiGS0/s1600/twotwo.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jPd-BBVhsKs/UWJUp9kOiXI/AAAAAAAAArM/-3T0pEKiGS0/s320/twotwo.jpg" /></a>
And I'm also about to launch my Psychic Science Lecture Series (which will be available as a SKYPE lecture soon)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C3JgEejJ0t4/UWJVMJe4tUI/AAAAAAAAArU/611uhf6ldJo/s1600/PsychicScienceFlyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C3JgEejJ0t4/UWJVMJe4tUI/AAAAAAAAArU/611uhf6ldJo/s320/PsychicScienceFlyer.jpg" /></a>Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-19896404082946269462013-03-20T14:09:00.001-07:002013-03-20T14:13:22.294-07:00Mini Prints<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rPcKC0vsrDg/UUomad3c4HI/AAAAAAAAAq4/NL7LAwWwFGs/s1600/wrapdprntsip.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rPcKC0vsrDg/UUomad3c4HI/AAAAAAAAAq4/NL7LAwWwFGs/s320/wrapdprntsip.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MftxWCXqlkM/UUoj7meT-CI/AAAAAAAAAqM/xMcQo83cbDI/s1600/miniprintsfosale.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MftxWCXqlkM/UUoj7meT-CI/AAAAAAAAAqM/xMcQo83cbDI/s320/miniprintsfosale.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qojeISnVnkY/UUokF_V5lPI/AAAAAAAAAqU/zZo3phiFso8/s1600/printstack2ip.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qojeISnVnkY/UUokF_V5lPI/AAAAAAAAAqU/zZo3phiFso8/s320/printstack2ip.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m6FowkiJxUY/UUokKGi9PSI/AAAAAAAAAqc/1gOiJx3qvps/s1600/printstackip.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m6FowkiJxUY/UUokKGi9PSI/AAAAAAAAAqc/1gOiJx3qvps/s320/printstackip.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xPPwv57V4Ws/UUokQVO6nmI/AAAAAAAAAqk/6NEWqVTg598/s1600/hermit2ip.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xPPwv57V4Ws/UUokQVO6nmI/AAAAAAAAAqk/6NEWqVTg598/s320/hermit2ip.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bfcVKQj2EBY/UUok5d7xMhI/AAAAAAAAAqs/Cb4o-A7zIvI/s1600/ksign2ip.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bfcVKQj2EBY/UUok5d7xMhI/AAAAAAAAAqs/Cb4o-A7zIvI/s320/ksign2ip.jpg" /></a>
I've re-stocked my Etsy Shop "Secret Arts" with a variety of Mini Prints from both my "Points of Light" and "Tarot" shows! Check them out HERE: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/karyncrisis">SECRET ARTS</a>Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-46332878873580332462012-12-15T22:31:00.001-08:002012-12-15T22:35:24.580-08:00Points of Light PaintingsIt's been so long since I've added an update here, but I've been deep in rehearsals for the forthcoming Ephel Duath album. Davide and I head to Florida to record with Erik Rutan mid-January.
Below are photos of some of my "Points of Light" paintings about Mediumship.
More photos from the show can be seen on my Facebook page here:<a href="http://www.Facebook.com/KarynCrisisOfficial">www.Facebook.com/KarynCrisisOfficial</a>
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Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-73295173393947624322012-10-27T15:54:00.000-07:002012-10-27T15:58:20.639-07:00Ancestor PathworkingTuesday October 30th I'm leading an evening of Guided Meditation for Spiritual Mediums I sit with in Circle once a week. I'm honored to have the privilege!
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Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-36098153967645733822012-08-15T21:32:00.001-07:002012-08-15T21:37:25.782-07:00Points of LightI've been working on oil paintings on panel for my upcoming solo gallery show at Articulated Gallery in San Francisco opening September 1st.
Below are a few IN-PROGRESS shots.
Something different I'm doing this time around is painting on panel, rather than canvas, and framing all the pieces.
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The concept was to be Mediums, Witches, and Healers, yet my Spirit Guides had other plans...
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I don't tend to think like an "artist" in the sense that I don't have a process of thinking I go into to create works of art, and I don't keep a sketchbook.
My paintings are given to me in image form, clairvoyantly, complete and with details and colors...and from there I look through my paint swatch book to find the colors I see in my mind's eye and try to capture the facial features and light in a drawing or self-portrait photo.
I also find when I try to "think" my way through a painting that it ends up a disaster! I have to relax into that place of trust and moment of now and I feel my Guides telling me to just keep my brush going and they'll figure it all out...and when I'm able to stay in that connection, I am simply watching the paintings paint themselves. I am the channel.
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So I had an intention for the concept of this show and even a beginning...but it lacked the connection as I was trying to control too much and focus on the end point.
The works in progress here are the ones which were determined to be painted after Spirit got my attention, bringing my mind-mess painting to a halt! Throughout this process I've been reminding myself that the focus, while still on Mediumship (things seen and unseen) is on the "Points of Light", and that is what I'm calling this Gallery Show...
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I rarely listen to music painting, but this time around I've been listening endlessly to the new Ephel Duath album! We got the drum tracks and some of the bass back. I'm endlessly dreaming of playing these songs live. And I've also been breaking from those songs to listen to Jason Walton's (bass player of Agalloch) project Self Spiller and their cd "Worms in the Keys." He gave Davide and I a copy when we recently saw Agalloch at Great American Music Hall.
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Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-73247699295133467112012-07-07T16:38:00.000-07:002012-07-07T16:41:54.929-07:00Sisters of NecessityToday I dropped off my painting for the "Myth" Group show ay Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco. My wonderful camera is not functioning, so I borrowed one to get a few snaps. Sadly, they are blurry and a bit washed out, but until I can get pro photos, this is the best I've got to post!
Opening night for the show is Saturday, July 14th 6-10 pm.
I chose the Daughters of Necessity (the Three Fates). One spins the thread of life, one determines its length, and one cuts the thread when time has come for death. I titled it "Sisters of Necessity Weaving our Cords of Life" and re-worked the idea a bit. Instead of literally showing 3 daughters, I decided to show one with 3 sets of hands doing the weaving, length-determining, and cutting, and played with the idea of hair and its similarities to these threads that record our life story, since hair holds our DNA and is therefore a record-keeper as well. The colors of the threads were chosen from an Ancestral Alignment ritual for a Sacred Tree Cord from Raven Grimassi's "The Cauldron of Memory".<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the things he was curious about was my use of the colors orange and red. At the time, I explained to him that orange, for me, is the color of self-empowerment and resides in our inner-experience, or can be found within, while red (representing many actions and emotions) was the expression of outward power, or the motion of inward power outward to its interaction with the world outside of self.
All day I've been preparing Ephel Duath packages to send out and have let my mind open to the idea of perspective. As I took a break and walked to get dinner, I began talking with one of my Spirit Guides and we continued this discussion about perspective. She showed me the image of a flame and I instantly got the message: the flame is a representation of the path of our energy, or inner-knowing to its experience out in the world..in other words, it is the example of what happens when we let the universe and knowing and journey within travel outside ourselves to interact with others: it is light from the darkness, it lights the way and attracts others looking for the same experience.
Candles, further, are lit in places of dark, darkness, and shadows. An absence of light, darkness is connected to the idea of secrets, the unknown, the occult, what is hidden. We think of finding the truth in that darkness: we meditate there, we have Spirit Circles in darkened rooms, we feel we are finding secrets in a darkened library, we hold our rituals in darkened rooms, we look for ghosts in shadowy buildings, we seek treasures in forgotten antique shops on side streets, and we tip toe into the unbeaten path, and we instinctively feel that old, dusty books containing information from our ancestors hold keys to finding the deeper truth about our present. Again, like the black holes in our universe, from that darkness comes the light; the knowing and the awakening, and our understanding of this is literally "brought to light" out in the world, where we experience ourselves and see ourselves reflected in others.
At the center of a lit candle is a magnesium blue (Spirit), then yellow flame (intellect, knowing, inner-communication), glowing outward from this orange (self-power), then a red halo that connects to the space around this flame (outward projection of power and the interaction of what's within).
I unknowingly used this idea in several of my tarot paintings:<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7S1EWZQGucE/T-KRVwKVhvI/AAAAAAAAAkI/wBhFXnnMDzE/s1600/EmperorforBlog.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="276" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7S1EWZQGucE/T-KRVwKVhvI/AAAAAAAAAkI/wBhFXnnMDzE/s400/EmperorforBlog.JPG" /></a>
With "The Emperor" I wanted to convey the youthful idea of expanding empowerment that, especially for others, finds itself out in the world leading and inspiring. The orange and red here convey a sense of relaxed confidence and trust in personal power.
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With "The Fool" I painted the body in yellow ochre tones with orange and red outlines (as his body meets with the atmosphere), and his triangle of manifestation is orange
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"Strength" uses red to depict the struggle for balance within oneself in attempt to portray a united personality out in the world<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N7W4BfoB2vU/T-KSgzq3zRI/AAAAAAAAAks/TpW12hXyGgw/s1600/4QuartersResize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="298" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N7W4BfoB2vU/T-KSgzq3zRI/AAAAAAAAAks/TpW12hXyGgw/s400/4QuartersResize.jpg" /></a>
And in "Calling in the Four Quarters", rather than typical violet or green energy coming from the Healer's hands, I rather chose the color of clairvoyance, inner-knowing, intellect and communication to be the energy she's sending out into the world around her, where she's surrounded by her own self-empowerment which is changing the shape of the space around her.Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-81895579341801303762012-06-14T10:41:00.003-07:002012-06-14T10:42:58.981-07:00EPHEL DUATH UPDATES!!So much exciting news for EPHEL DUATH. For anyone just catching up with my projects, I've joined my husband's (Davide Tiso) band: Ephel Duath as vocalist. While ED has a history of albums and touring, we recently recorded our first EP together, "On Death and Cosmos", and it's on pre-order sale right now through Agonia Records. The rhythm section for ED is also something to talk about: Marco Minnemann on drums and Steve Di Giorgio on bass. Can't get better than that!!
There are several awesome special-priced package deals, including one direct from the band, and the first pressings are almost sold out as of today, and the EP hasn't even been released yet! Thanks to everyone who made this happen, it's so very exciting.
Davide is already well into writing and working on pre-production for the full length album. For all the udpates about EPHEL DUATH, keep an eye on our official Facebook page here: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/EphelDuathOfficial">EPHEL DUATH OFFICAL FACEBOOK</a>
FIRST PACKAGE DIRECT FROM BAND:
-"ON DEATH AND COSMOS" EXCLUSIVE PACKAGE DEAL-
Limited edition of 66 hand numbered copies of
a Karyn Crisis shining skull giclee print in a black mat
+ "On Death and Cosmos" digipack EP
+ autographed photo,
ALL SHIPPED DIRECTLY FROM THE BAND.
Customers number 6 and 66 will have a special bonus item included in the deal!
Package deal's price is $39 for US and $44 everywhere else, includes shipping.
To order send your payment to Karyn's paypal address: kcrisisleather@yahoo.com, upon receipt of payment we will send you an email confirmation.
All orders will be shipped within 3 days.
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PACKAGES FROM AGONIA RECORDS:
Ephel Duath’s EP “On Death and Cosmos” is available to pre-order at a special discount price from now until 21st of June only.
The EP is available in three different version:
-Digipack EP
-Limited 200 copies 10” Black Vinyl + e-card for digital download
-Limited 100 copies 10” Red Vinyl with silver and white splatter + e-card for digital download
All orders placed while the pre-order lasts will be shipped prior the release date (North American orders included).
HERE ARE SOME LINKS:
<a href="http://agoniarecords.com/index.php?pos=shop&lang=en§ion=article&action=article&id=ARmlp018d">RED SPLATTER VINYL</a>,
<a href="http://agoniarecords.com/index.php?pos=shop&lang=en§ion=article&action=article&id=ARmcd016">DIGIPAK EP</a>,
<a href="http://agoniarecords.com/index.php?pos=shop&lang=en§ion=article&action=article&id=ARmlp018">BLACK VINYL</a>,
<a href="http://agoniarecords.com/index.php?pos=shop&lang=en§ion=article&action=article&id=ARts097">T SHIRT</a>Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-38225012516036511222012-06-07T14:59:00.000-07:002012-06-07T15:04:38.381-07:00Out InSan Francisco is a strange city, and one of its wonderful secrets is that is has so many nooks and crannies of unexpected nature and very different neighborhoods.
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Not a far walk from my apartment is a favorite patch of forest of mine. On the way to a small grove of redwood trees where I partake in ancient rituals involving ancestor path working is an enormous tree with sprawling roots. One of the roots has a flattened area, just room enough for one person to sit and feel embraced amongst its twisting branches.
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After listening to Davide record parts of a song for the forthcoming full-length Ephel Duath album, I felt I needed to get out into nature.
I came here today to work on an interview for Ephel Duath.(published interview links can be found here <a href="http://www.facebook.com/EphelDuathOfficial">Ephel Duath Official fb </a> and here <a href=" facebook.com/karynCrisisOfficial">Karyn Crisis Official fb page</a>. Thanks to all who've reviewed, spread the word, and posted links!
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This place is a special gift for being with Spirit in nature, and I always leave feeling recharged. Often I wish I could live inside this tree like Mr. Fox, even though Davide and I have brought alot of nature into our apartment. Ahhh. Back to work!Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-12613752666014809722012-06-04T21:46:00.000-07:002012-06-04T21:46:47.730-07:00The Shining<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dv9O38EN90Y/T82NAB9X8TI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/1sNBgE4uWic/s1600/edtshirt%2Bdetail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="92" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dv9O38EN90Y/T82NAB9X8TI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/1sNBgE4uWic/s400/edtshirt%2Bdetail.jpg" /></a>
Recently, I had the pleasure of designing a Tshirt for my band, Ephel Duath. At first, this was a challenge. I don't consider myself great at designing logos or tshirt designs. But Davide encouraged me to go for it, so I did. I made a triangle stamp and used it to create a skull, playing with the idea of transformation in a skull; bones being something that lasts long after our spirit departs our physical body, and it remains as a symbol of eternal life as well as a literal body of dna; something that is a record-keeper of our experiences and ancestry...and the triangle being a symbol of transformation and manifestation.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ylOiN-1EWw4/T82M4PxsnuI/AAAAAAAAAiE/bWnkBNoocJA/s1600/edtishirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="211" width="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ylOiN-1EWw4/T82M4PxsnuI/AAAAAAAAAiE/bWnkBNoocJA/s400/edtishirt.jpg" /></a>The tshirt was a collaboration with graphic designer Dehn Sora who added the letters and text. The shirt is special issue, limited to 100 pieces and can be ordered here:<a href="http://agoniarecords.com/index.php?pos=shop&lang=en§ion=article&action=article&id=ARts097">EPHEL DUATH LTD ED TSHIRT</a>
Drawing this tshirt design inspired me so much that I continued to draw and came up with a book full of tattoo designs based on line drawings.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nMh4kPqyZdE/T82OSa7GEiI/AAAAAAAAAic/63udlPtflDk/s1600/Largeskullclose.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nMh4kPqyZdE/T82OSa7GEiI/AAAAAAAAAic/63udlPtflDk/s400/Largeskullclose.JPG" /></a>
I felt compelled also to create some small works to sell: a series I call my Shining Skulls. "Shining" as a reference to clairvoyance.
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These drawings will be for sale in my etsy shop,here:<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/karyncrisis">SECRET ARTS</a>
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And...I have more in the works....Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-65889123010966752472012-05-28T07:56:00.000-07:002012-05-28T07:56:11.978-07:00Three Daughters of Necessity as OneGetting closer to finishing this painting for the Modern Eden Gallery show! Hopefully just 2 more layers to go...then I will begin sketches and photos for my September solo show!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As a natural born medium and a scorpio to boot, naturally my interests and experiences in life have found me asking deeper questions about life and death that have taken me on very interesting path!
My most recent art show was a group show at Articulated Gallery where I painted a darkly humrous painting of 2 women using a ouija board...before that was my solo show at Sacred Rose Tattoo of the major arcana of the Tarot. These paintings are now for sale in my etsy shop:<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/karyncrisis">Karyn Crisis' Etsy Shop "Secret Arts"</a>
Currently, I'm painting for 2 shows: one coming up in early June: a "Myth" themed show at Modern Eden Gallery. I'm painting Necessity. I got the idea from my Spirit Guide who brought to my attention a passage in a book about pathworking with your ancestors. The passage was about preparing a Sacred Tree Cord and the representation of the divine triformis principle and its inclusion of the idea of the Three Daughters of Necessity who each: spin the thread of life, determine its length, and cut it when time has come for death. Instead of literally painting 3 sisters, I am painting one who's hand-weaving cosmic threads. I have several layers to go still and alot more detail, but here's a progress shot from last session.
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my upcoming solo show in September at Articulated Gallery (also in San Francisco) will be : Mediums, Witches and Healers. As I study the organized art of mediumship by sitting in a Spirit Circle regularly and read for people, I will be painting different aspects found here: transfiguration mediumship with ectoplasm, always an interesting topic!, various witches and their tools, and healers in sessions working with Guides. Something new I'm trying is painting on panels which I'll be framing for the show, so the show will be framed work rather than canvases! This will be surely another intersting show, and I can't wait for opening night of this one. My tarot show was abuzz with excited energy and I was blessed to have a variety of tarot readers who came to check out my deck and give me feedback. See you there!
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For appointments, email me: kcreiki@gmail.comKaryn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-92226902884395384942011-12-08T07:55:00.000-08:002011-12-08T07:58:41.770-08:00Karyn Crisis Sings for Ephel Duath<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EBgKsv94U8s/TuDeqpkhEyI/AAAAAAAAAgk/KFP_CV8Nwvc/s1600/davideephelduath.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EBgKsv94U8s/TuDeqpkhEyI/AAAAAAAAAgk/KFP_CV8Nwvc/s400/davideephelduath.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683787554036454178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V2tCr29USxQ/TuDeVwLvoRI/AAAAAAAAAgY/4osvuzRlrY4/s1600/EPhelDuath.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V2tCr29USxQ/TuDeVwLvoRI/AAAAAAAAAgY/4osvuzRlrY4/s400/EPhelDuath.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683787195034345746" /></a><br />Ephel Duath Music News:<br /><br />Steve DiGiorgio (Death, Testament, Sadus, Obscura), Karyn Crisis (Crisis, Karyn Crisis Band) and Marco Minnemann (Paul Gilbert, Necrophagist, Kreator, Tony MacAlpine) join EPHEL DUATH in the upcoming EP due in spring 2012.<br /><br />The complete line-up presents itself as follows:<br /><br />Davide Tiso - guitars<br />Karyn Crisis - vocals<br />Steve DiGiorgio - bass<br />Marco Minnemann - drums<br /><br />Being fully into the preproduction process and about to record drums for the EP, the band will keep posting regular updates and videos of the recording.<br /><br />In the meantime, check the upcoming issue of Outburn Magazine (#62, on sale December 27 in the US) - it will feature an interview in which Davide Tiso discusses details on the forthcoming release and Ephel Duath's career.Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-57271089475676391742011-12-06T19:36:00.001-08:002011-12-06T19:43:28.780-08:00Phantasmaphile<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AsaCeEXMhwg/Tt7g2mH9uCI/AAAAAAAAAgA/63eNVgADnXo/s1600/HiPetsy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AsaCeEXMhwg/Tt7g2mH9uCI/AAAAAAAAAgA/63eNVgADnXo/s400/HiPetsy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683227008339654690" /></a><br />One of my favorite blogs, Phantasmaphile, mentioned my Tarot paintings tonite. So thankful! This is an inspiring blog filled with occult and visionary art that I love to read in the early a.m. as I'm preparing for my day ahead. Wish I lived closer to attend many lectures by Pam Grossman and other contributers at the Observatory. filled with artists of vision:<a href="http://www.phantasmaphile.com/2011/12/karyn-crisis.html">Phantasmaphile</a>Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-47863616181822123632011-11-22T21:59:00.000-08:002011-11-22T22:00:52.533-08:00Prints now available of my Tarot seriesI'm now offering limited edition giclee prints of my Tarot paintings in my etsy shop on a made-to-order basis here:<a href="http://karyncrisis.etsy.com">MY ETSY SHOP</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mXX4nW0P4e4/TsyL3WVQv7I/AAAAAAAAAf0/wmjekpQorIQ/s1600/MOonNOv3700.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mXX4nW0P4e4/TsyL3WVQv7I/AAAAAAAAAf0/wmjekpQorIQ/s400/MOonNOv3700.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678067013211176882" /></a>Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-76199660291935508492011-11-13T19:06:00.000-08:002011-11-20T22:20:07.993-08:00Major Arcana Tarot Show notesThe day I began to study Tarot in the forest I wrote in my sketchbook regarding the major Arcana cards: "My goal is to depict visually the state of consciousness each archetype portrays. This requires study of the Trumps and their meanings, rather than to just interpret artistically the names of each archetype."<br /><br />I saw the deck in a full vision, then I went deeper into each card as I studied it, channelling more information and visual details. I took extensive notes, but didn't stop there. As I began to sketch out all the paintings and paint them, the channelling continued during the work itself, and the tarot began to study me.<br /><br />Painting each one was intensely meditative. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--uaB4VsTwRs/TsCGrSS8hII/AAAAAAAAAfo/gIi3rI2VTfk/s1600/BLOGwheel.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--uaB4VsTwRs/TsCGrSS8hII/AAAAAAAAAfo/gIi3rI2VTfk/s400/BLOGwheel.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674683608690623618" /></a><br />I've always had a great respect for the tarot. Whenever I think of it, I feel a particular hum, a frequency, and I feel the antiquity and the seriousness of it. Even more than that, I feel the presences who created it, whom I call the "Council" .<br /><br />Because I can feel the presences and sometimes see them, (though all those years ago I didn't realize I could communicate with them and feel their emotions and discern their personalities yet..so) the tarot used to scare me. I could sense the Council who watch over the cards, the creators of the system. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KJGjCO2ssOY/TsCGnAtRJ5I/AAAAAAAAAfc/qfoeB2HWjZk/s1600/BLOGcanvas.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KJGjCO2ssOY/TsCGnAtRJ5I/AAAAAAAAAfc/qfoeB2HWjZk/s400/BLOGcanvas.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674683535249713042" /></a><br />I believe, as with many esoteric systems, Tarot was passed down as a legacy and given to humans. Much in the way other magicians throughout history were given magickal rites systems in visions from the archangels...or healers were given "remembrance" of a system during a vision quest, etc. These systems are far too complicated and deep for them to have been created by one person. I believe they are so so much older than we can imagine.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gHngObtGcAQ/TsCGmfNdB0I/AAAAAAAAAfQ/Pu_BR_IbVoQ/s1600/BLOGpalette.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gHngObtGcAQ/TsCGmfNdB0I/AAAAAAAAAfQ/Pu_BR_IbVoQ/s400/BLOGpalette.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674683526257903426" /></a><br />I've wanted to paint a Tarot deck for more than 15 years, but I hadn't felt ready until recently.<br />I felt it wasn't right to start until they felt I was ready. And so..my Guides have taken my hand and are leading me through. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4J5YT8Oip4k/TsCGmMO2H1I/AAAAAAAAAe8/iaYACDC3UgU/s1600/BLOGnotes.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4J5YT8Oip4k/TsCGmMO2H1I/AAAAAAAAAe8/iaYACDC3UgU/s400/BLOGnotes.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674683521163468626" /></a><br />In fact, with this deck, I'm having to paint many things I've not painted before and don't really know how; water, for example. I painted these paintings in 2.5 months (building the canvases from scratch to painting all of them), and that's an amazing accomplishment for me, using oil paints. I don' tuse turpentine or any thinners, just walnut oil...although on the final layers I did use some alkyd to speed the drying time. It took me 15 hours a day of painting..and usually one day a week I crashed. if I had to go get groceries, I'd make sure to jog there. When painting something I didn't know how to I'd just hear "keep the brush on the canvas, we'll work it out for you."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JHO6t8ntxpM/TsCGmBNvHWI/AAAAAAAAAe0/KnEJecLph0s/s1600/BLOGpntsalongwall.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JHO6t8ntxpM/TsCGmBNvHWI/AAAAAAAAAe0/KnEJecLph0s/s400/BLOGpntsalongwall.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674683518206025058" /></a><br />In terms of deciding what images to include within each card, my focus was to, instead of hiding meanings in obscure or outdated symbols and images, to bring forth the essence of each personality (which the major arcana is: the Archetypes) within the Figure of each card which we travel through on our path. Since the figures themselves mirror back to us certain personality traits and their strengths and weaknesses, I felt it was important to make those traits very present. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CDcJ6dfomEQ/TsCGl5VdMMI/AAAAAAAAAes/HcvCC9FvkzI/s1600/BLOGmeoutside2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CDcJ6dfomEQ/TsCGl5VdMMI/AAAAAAAAAes/HcvCC9FvkzI/s400/BLOGmeoutside2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674683516090921154" /></a><br />Natural elements I've reserved for the pip cards, since that is their domain. While a spirit/personality moves through growth cycles of the majot arcana, the pip cards affect her journey elementally, spiritually, mentally, and physically...<br />choosing which ones of these influences should be imbedded within amajor aracana card so depends on the time and place interpretation of the reader, I felt to make this deck more concentrated within each card's essence...rather than clutter with symbols that might not pertain to the actual reading. Perhaps this is because my ability to read (as a clairvoyant/clairsentient/clairaudient) began with no tools, so I'm coming from a different place..but I believe in studying the structure and procedures proper of a system. Being so visual though, I find that many decks' visual vocabularies actually give me an unrelated or confusing image of the archetype at hand many times...or takes me on a vocabulary journey : attaching an image to a word, then to another word, then to an adjective..to finally find out what the original images mean.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bGYLYZOsy7E/TsCGTm9ttCI/AAAAAAAAAeg/DMix4p3QBlA/s1600/BLOGpntsonbench.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bGYLYZOsy7E/TsCGTm9ttCI/AAAAAAAAAeg/DMix4p3QBlA/s400/BLOGpntsonbench.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674683201921856546" /></a><br />Clairvoyants, for example, use a particular system to "see", but each clarivoyant "sees" in a language that is their own, which also speaks and uses the language of the readee of the moment. Yet each clairvoyant has a "master" language that they see and visually speak from a place of neutrality, and this langauge can speak/see/interpret with any other person's language.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dp0_omOD5nE/TsCGS_UyheI/AAAAAAAAAeY/fTgUQD66x-E/s1600/BLOGrtsideminis.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dp0_omOD5nE/TsCGS_UyheI/AAAAAAAAAeY/fTgUQD66x-E/s400/BLOGrtsideminis.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674683191281223138" /></a><br />and so in the tarot also, there is a clairvoyant lanugage depicted in imagery. A "master tabluea" if you will, upon which a reader will meet with their own master language. Together these will communicate and build a bridge of communication with a readee. The Tarot is the teacher here, the reader is the medium/channel for the readee.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hqohrro8Vfg/TsCGS7OgKAI/AAAAAAAAAeE/T-D0CMmzR80/s1600/BLOGrtupperminis.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hqohrro8Vfg/TsCGS7OgKAI/AAAAAAAAAeE/T-D0CMmzR80/s400/BLOGrtupperminis.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674683190181111810" /></a><br /><br />I wanted to search deeply into Tarot...and I knew as I did the tarot would see deeply into me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C6KBvfC6DZo/TsCGSh4IG6I/AAAAAAAAAd8/fvKx5Af_S3A/s1600/BLOGleftwall.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C6KBvfC6DZo/TsCGSh4IG6I/AAAAAAAAAd8/fvKx5Af_S3A/s400/BLOGleftwall.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674683183376374690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s-PPwlFqdp8/TsCGDqzm3fI/AAAAAAAAAds/KVX55u7n_U8/s1600/BLOGmeoutside.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s-PPwlFqdp8/TsCGDqzm3fI/AAAAAAAAAds/KVX55u7n_U8/s400/BLOGmeoutside.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674682928075300338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g25iph3trd0/TsCGDVCRzTI/AAAAAAAAAdk/V411dQk6Fp4/s1600/BLOGmeoutside2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g25iph3trd0/TsCGDVCRzTI/AAAAAAAAAdk/V411dQk6Fp4/s400/BLOGmeoutside2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674682922231254322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5JbZlVVuG60/TsCGDGDYDWI/AAAAAAAAAdU/NnHODkLlXRA/s1600/BLOGrtwalloutside.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5JbZlVVuG60/TsCGDGDYDWI/AAAAAAAAAdU/NnHODkLlXRA/s400/BLOGrtwalloutside.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674682918209326434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QnUp-HCPqZE/TsCGDG3n2QI/AAAAAAAAAdM/ycgsk5z6wlw/s1600/BLOGsacredrosewindow.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QnUp-HCPqZE/TsCGDG3n2QI/AAAAAAAAAdM/ycgsk5z6wlw/s400/BLOGsacredrosewindow.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674682918428465410" /></a><br />The photos here are of me outside Sacred Rose Tattoo in Berkeley, CA, where I presented my Tarot show for the month of October. SR2 Gallery is located inside.Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-86542968911697951352011-11-13T18:59:00.000-08:002011-11-13T19:05:23.278-08:00New Blood Milk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uk-LG1uqAXM/TsCEznzWFaI/AAAAAAAAAdA/3tlmkKM_vuU/s1600/BLoodMilkcrescent.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uk-LG1uqAXM/TsCEznzWFaI/AAAAAAAAAdA/3tlmkKM_vuU/s400/BLoodMilkcrescent.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674681552879359394" /></a>This is my wonderful new BloodMilk crescent necklace in white bronze.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BAj43hp8jZE/TsCEtlgXIxI/AAAAAAAAAc0/MwqlqZfaklo/s1600/KarynVictorian.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BAj43hp8jZE/TsCEtlgXIxI/AAAAAAAAAc0/MwqlqZfaklo/s400/KarynVictorian.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674681449183650578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QNG6vNMul6s/TsCEh87qtHI/AAAAAAAAAco/CY9X5FJnSGU/s1600/conjurer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QNG6vNMul6s/TsCEh87qtHI/AAAAAAAAAco/CY9X5FJnSGU/s400/conjurer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674681249313764466" /></a>BloodMilk has also released a fantastic new lookbook called "The Conjurer", available as a free download on a new website. Feast your eyes here:<a href="http://bloodmilkjewels.com/">BloodMilkjewels.com</a>Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-64049079898624699522011-11-10T14:35:00.000-08:002011-11-10T14:57:18.831-08:00Halloween Treat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DKYlLr5kul4/TrxS0SfIjyI/AAAAAAAAAcc/Kyl9N3_LFB0/s1600/KARYNDRAWMRK.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 386px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DKYlLr5kul4/TrxS0SfIjyI/AAAAAAAAAcc/Kyl9N3_LFB0/s400/KARYNDRAWMRK.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673500688849080098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XFglsTds1fM/TrxSru0rCrI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/qaOpiaxA9rM/s1600/Karynwportrait.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XFglsTds1fM/TrxSru0rCrI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/qaOpiaxA9rM/s400/Karynwportrait.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673500541836790450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cEN26XL2RkY/TrxSld1DPHI/AAAAAAAAAcE/gWx3AZwIB34/s1600/Karynportraitpencil.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cEN26XL2RkY/TrxSld1DPHI/AAAAAAAAAcE/gWx3AZwIB34/s400/Karynportraitpencil.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673500434195758194" /></a><br />A little belated Halloween Treat news...the artist Amber Michelle Russell, who draws graphite portraits, made a portrait of me and gifted it to me..thanks Amber..it arrived on Halloween! My favorite portrait of hers is Christopher Walken. You can see more of her work on her facebook page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=504336064&sk=photos">AmberMichelleRussell</a>Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-65388521943699924802011-10-31T10:32:00.001-07:002011-11-01T18:37:57.299-07:00Spirit Board Painting detailsForgot a detail on the planchette yesterday, and now my "Spirit Board" painting is complete and ready to be delivered to the gallery tomorrow! I thought it only fitting to use a Victorian theme, and therefore Victorian mourning jewelry on the ladies. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mf99TDxsqxM/Tq7iKi8iZXI/AAAAAAAAAb4/-D_chIxO3YA/s1600/birdfeatherjewelry.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mf99TDxsqxM/Tq7iKi8iZXI/AAAAAAAAAb4/-D_chIxO3YA/s400/birdfeatherjewelry.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669717651713320306" /></a><br /><br />The woman on the right has a round necklace with woven hair of her beloved departed inside, and a "jeweled" necklace made of teeth. The woman on the left has a parrot brooch inspired by Disce Mori <a href="http://http://www.juliadeville.com/">Julia Deville shop</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uQaXr125dWA/Tq7gQjp6jdI/AAAAAAAAAbs/igjfiPClwao/s1600/ouijafull3resize.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uQaXr125dWA/Tq7gQjp6jdI/AAAAAAAAAbs/igjfiPClwao/s400/ouijafull3resize.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669715555959606738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KTXGO-0bLv0/Tq7gKM9gd7I/AAAAAAAAAbg/LQqTuVFOTLg/s1600/rightneckresize.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KTXGO-0bLv0/Tq7gKM9gd7I/AAAAAAAAAbg/LQqTuVFOTLg/s400/rightneckresize.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669715446788552626" /></a>And the rings are all lovingly reproduced from the Etsy shop of my favorite Jewel Designer, Blood Milk. There's a Bear Tooth Engagement ring...: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58607796/bear-tooth-engagement-ring-brass-tooth">Blood Milk Bear Tooth</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wBQ9iGLmkIM/Tq7gF1V2duI/AAAAAAAAAbU/Zxf81WD03lI/s1600/leftsidewomnresize.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wBQ9iGLmkIM/Tq7gF1V2duI/AAAAAAAAAbU/Zxf81WD03lI/s400/leftsidewomnresize.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669715371728729826" /></a><br />as well as a LYDIA ring by BLood Milk... <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodMilk">BloodMilk Etsy</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xVo-kVde03k/Tq7erakiuHI/AAAAAAAAAbI/3MPoPtycHrI/s1600/Lydia.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xVo-kVde03k/Tq7erakiuHI/AAAAAAAAAbI/3MPoPtycHrI/s400/Lydia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669713818354366578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QudMRbrwvHI/Tq7eexGwnbI/AAAAAAAAAa8/c8IVMvnlyB0/s1600/RingsFocusresize.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QudMRbrwvHI/Tq7eexGwnbI/AAAAAAAAAa8/c8IVMvnlyB0/s400/RingsFocusresize.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669713601065164210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QaLZmtXnW6k/Tq7eLBAb17I/AAAAAAAAAaw/6kt-bG99upY/s1600/spiritguide.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QaLZmtXnW6k/Tq7eLBAb17I/AAAAAAAAAaw/6kt-bG99upY/s400/spiritguide.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669713261736220594" /></a>SPIRIT GUIDE necklace by Blood Milk<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BloodMilk">Blood Milk Shop</a> and I used the "Spirit Guide" necklace hand and turned it into a ring. I think the jewelry in this painting tells as much as story as the overall painting does. Following the hints behind the meanings of all the rings and necklaces and hairpieces gives certain insight into the personalities of the ladies and what they are doing here in this situation.Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-14440842788506384702011-10-30T11:04:00.001-07:002011-10-30T11:07:41.718-07:00Spirit Board Painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JRKtSu5o-cU/Tq2SagX94xI/AAAAAAAAAaM/8c-sO10OcV4/s1600/SpiritBoardFinallarger.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JRKtSu5o-cU/Tq2SagX94xI/AAAAAAAAAaM/8c-sO10OcV4/s400/SpiritBoardFinallarger.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669348489994035986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uIclrqoNkzY/Tq2R0Al0vRI/AAAAAAAAAaA/hUHXE4M-_fM/s1600/SpiritBoardFinal.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uIclrqoNkzY/Tq2R0Al0vRI/AAAAAAAAAaA/hUHXE4M-_fM/s400/SpiritBoardFinal.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669347828627193106" /></a><br />I've completed my painting for the Spirit Board Group Show which opens Nov 5th!Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-53727291185581357322011-10-24T10:55:00.000-07:002011-10-24T12:09:20.234-07:00Spirit Board Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vpg7KBHmLtQ/TqWo8h9mLBI/AAAAAAAAAZc/RGC-3BJgo-w/s1600/SpiritBoard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vpg7KBHmLtQ/TqWo8h9mLBI/AAAAAAAAAZc/RGC-3BJgo-w/s400/SpiritBoard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667121463977978898" /></a><br />IN PROGRESS: Still painting away on my piece for the Spirit Board group show. I'm just a few days away from completion I think! The main elements are here, minus one very special detail that will be painted in a bit later, and I'll post that final photo here when possible. This unfinished painting measures 26" x 36". Building my own canvases gives me the flexibility to build the appropriate shape for the idea, and I love canvas. For the sake of durability though, I'm having to consider moving to board eventually, especially since I like to work large. Transporting canvas is always nerve-wracking...but I am not such a fan of that flat texture. I found a company that makes custom sizes, only problem is they sell their boards raw...so's there's not only no ground on which to paint (and I've had unhappy experiences applying my own gesso to wood), but there's no sealant to protect the paint from wood acids. I'm shocked at how many artists paint oil directly on wood and then marvel at how that wood just soaks in all the paint. That is a process that will devour a painting over time. Wood acids mixed with oil, no ground to hold them in...strange to put all that work into something so unstable. Even canvas expands and contracts over time, risking cracking. Such is the nature of ever-changing organic matter!Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807220813893794894.post-64007722098241761882011-10-14T11:13:00.000-07:002011-10-14T11:50:07.674-07:00Back from the Inner Between<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BBNfQREJmqA/TpiBOQYVZhI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/sd29xWFMZvM/s1600/KarynOctoberStudio2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BBNfQREJmqA/TpiBOQYVZhI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/sd29xWFMZvM/s400/KarynOctoberStudio2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663418613333583378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ySeiNLbu1EA/TpiBHgLYbkI/AAAAAAAAAZE/-Zmf3ksAPAM/s1600/KarynOctoberStudio.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ySeiNLbu1EA/TpiBHgLYbkI/AAAAAAAAAZE/-Zmf3ksAPAM/s400/KarynOctoberStudio.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663418497315139138" /></a><br />I am working hard on a new large piece for an exciting group show coming to Articulated Gallery in November. The super talented supernatural jewelry designer JL Schnabel of Blood Milk is curating this show. I am ever so excited to see what results of the artists she's collected for this Spirit Board show. When she invited me to paint a Ouija Board themed painting, I knew this was the perfect time, as it's October! (And a super haunted one it's already been. I expect to feel quite a buzz at this show.), especially since I've been working on my Tarot deck for the last few months. Divination all around!<br /><br />And, since I pushed myself so hard, painting 15 hour days and surviving on a body-abusive (but delicious) diet of cappuccinos, I started seeing a phenomenal Chiropractor who also uses Cranial-Sacral, nutrition, muscle testing..I think my husband finally found the magic naturopath for me! Especially after my fist visit, detoxing hard, I tried to get a little balancing energy from a gemstone nap..when the stones started to chuckle at me and told me "nope! this time you can't rely on outside fix: time to get it right on the inside." I knew we were on the right track!<br /><br />I was born with the mark of a Shaman, or some say the plight of an artist: sickly child; asthma, allergies ( I could barely eat a thing), battling life and death over and over, hearing that Angel of Death laughing in my face. Doctors could never quite help-some along the way contributed, but mostly they pumped me full of meds that destroyed my immune system. Born a Scorpio seems so apt, and it's no wonder I can communicate with Spirits who've passed over, and an occasional earthbound ghost. More importantly, my illness and these spirits were just trying to get me to remember who I am, and my illness and these hauntings directed me on my path (not without great suffering). <br /><br />Even though feeling exhausted is one of the most frustrating feelings for me, it's exciting to feel my body working. Each day I know what organ is being cleaned out because I am called to feel the emotion associated with it. As the thoughts and feelings erupt, I am carefully listening, observing, learning. This re-balancing is slowing me wayyy down, which is difficult for me, but I know it's needed after a lifetime of living with dis-ease. As I breakthrough to new levels of healing, I feel I'll breakthrough to new levels of creativity, clairvoyance, feeling..it's endless!<br />My intuition has led me to naturopathy over the years, and I am so excited to work with a doctor who's listening to what my body is saying right now in the present (instead of using me as a lab rat for experiments, which has been most of my AMA experience). That's a healer!Karyn Crisishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335172485015744263noreply@blogger.com0