ESPP is a collaboration with artist Molly Schafer and offers limited edition prints of critically endangered species. The number of prints available corresponds with the remaining animal or plant populations. All proceeds from ESPP are donated to conservation organizations.
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Henbane is a group of female artists, including myself, who support and assist each other in the creation of individual and collaborative projects while maintaining a critical core centered on the idea of the feminine sublime.
Molly Schafer conflates Classical Greek Mythology and the Prehistoric Plains of Origin to create a world populated by mystical ape-women and hybridized centaur-amazons. History and reality collide with fantasy to create an alternate past for humankind, with it's origins deep in the bosom of female simian magic! Molly is also a member of Henbane Collective.
Lilly McElroy is a performance and video artist who literally throws herself at men and once sold a sheep for a good price.
Make sure to check out her video "Where's the Party At?" and her truly fabulous Bill Cosby paintings.
I am the proud and lucky keeper of one of Isak's beautiful paintings, "Archipelago Dawn." As a painter, Isak draws on past experience to create languid summer-worlds of harmony and possibility.
The ordinary transcends in the photographs of Adam Ekberg. With small gestures he makes the mundane rise to the occasion of wonder.
In 2007, Amber commissioned the production of a life-like sex doll, in her exact likeness. Her work with Amber Doll, herself a literal object, manifests through an oftentimes-complicated feminist lens. Amber is a member of Henbane Collective.
Using the conceptual strategies of appropriation, accumulation, collection and juxtaposition, Stacia explores the emotional and philosophical significance of mediated culture. Stacia is a member of Henbane Collective.
Meg's engagement with sound is centered around an exploration of the interior (bodily) experience of sound and the emotional or empathetic component of hearing that is intangible and abstract. Meg is a member of Henbane Collective.
Carl is one of the funniest human beings I have ever met. His paintings are like a cross between a really weird kung-fu movie and a beautiful, intricate Indian miniature painting. He is really interested in details like pearlescent finishes and holes in trees.
David's work is sensitive and deep, but not without a touch of humor and a recognition of human beings' often absurd position in the world.
Other than being one of the funniest people I know, Brad makes savvy and biting photo-based work, and is unafraid to tackle difficult subject matter. Go Brad!
Noah is an amazing designer working mainly for non-profits. As well as being an activist and fabulous human being, he also runs a CSA in Richmond, Virginia called SPROUT. His blog
skull-a-day recently won a Webby Award.
Judith is currently working on a series of 'day paintings' based on newspaper photos from around the country. They are fresh and surprisingly beautiful. She is also a lovely human being.
I see Eric all over town riding his bike, but we never get to hang out enough. When we do, I admire his witty repartee and his awesome dance moves. Check out his art.
Andrew's cut paper worlds are some of the most beautiful artwork that I've ever seen. Enough said, please go see for yourself.
Anyone who knows me knows my passion for wild foraging, so naturally, I think John's new photo work, made with light-sensitive dyes from foraged plants, is amazing.
The last time I saw Lee Lee, we ate sweet corn and blueberry ice cream together at an outdoor cafe. Her work blurs the line between collage, sculpture and photography and is great.
Maurene's work reflects her upbringing: a machination of Victorian macabre, Southern femininity, and Yankee spunk.
Seung Jae and I went to grad school together, and I love his witty, wry work that challenges the conventions of photographic image-making.
David spent a year working to create a raft made of ice logs. It sank. If "too smart for his own good" was a problem, instead of something that makes you an awesome artist, then David would have a problem.
Barnaby writes hilarious emails and makes sublime paintings with chalk pastel. He created the incredible California Condor for The Endangered Species Print Project, which you can
buy here.
Jimmy's outer space quilts made from thrifted fabric are beyond RAD.
Ross...well, you just gotta know Ross. Let me just tell you that seeing him dressed as a shabby clown swallowing a pink balloon animal in a crowded tiki bar is something that will never leave me. Or the other patrons, probably...
The core of Samia Mirza's work lies in the transformation of ordinary materials. Whether through deep-frying, drawing, or dipping things in hot wax, Samia's work is persistently investigative, searching for the puzzling and enigmatic that lies somewhere inside these over-looked forms.
Amusing, thoughtful, and provocative paintings that make you look at ordinary people or things in new ways...
Be sure to check out Michael's fantastic painting "The Last to Know is the First to Go."