The Mistress of All Pencil Pushers: Laurie Lipton

Lachrymose Lace - Lipton

Born in New York and very well traveled, Laurie Lipton currently lives in Los Angeles. She creates wonderfully detailed and super tight renderings of haunted Victorian scenarios. Working mostly in pencil, charcoal and etchings. Laurie's surreal worlds contain narratives of ghostlands - staid skeletons, vintage housewives and Big Brother - all hold court in a tapestry of gothic science fiction. Modern postcards anointed with mischievous glee, political stabs, fancy lace perfection and witty twists.

 Laurie’s upcoming solo show (above) opens Oct. 1st. at Last Rites in New York City, on view thru Oct. 23rd, 2011.

Link to Laurie Lipton's Portfolio & Website


(Originally posted in the Eclectix  "Bad To The Bone" Issue, Sept. 2011,

 along with the permanent online exhibit of anatomy-related art, LINK HERE.)

Bad To The Bone, Volume 10

Card art by Laurie Lipton

Bad To The Bone, Volume 10

This issue is all about anatomy related art - bones, brains, brawn and blood. Both the meanings of “Bad” (evil and really good). Everything human anatomy comprises, from the flesh, right down to the bone. Images will be added as discovered.

For the permanent ongoing exhibit click HERE. There are new Eclectix homepage updates and events calendar posts every week or so.

It's Coming! Those Nightmares Before Xmas...

"Famine" by Dan Harding

You had to know Eclectix couldn't let Halloween get by without partaking  in the witch's brew of all the wonderful dark and bloody art out there. We decided to start the screams right when all the muzak carols begin to invade, putting out pumpkins instead of Santa. So to get you thru the looming holidaze, Volume 5 will bring lots of scary monsters and super freaks to lighten the Hallmark load. And this issue packs a double whammy with some killer Day of the Dead art as well... 
Right up until 2011 takes over, 'cause 

"it's the most wonderful time of the year".

Just In Time For The Day of the Dead, John De Jesus

Artist and sculptor John De Jesus just sent us his gorgeous hand painted skelly carvings. They are great gurl skeletons, from many different walks of life, one for everygurl! Deeply carved reliefs, out of wood, hand painted, recessed into the niche altar style of classic El Dia de la Muerte retablos. A great, hip gift for that special someone in your life.

(My personal fave is the rocker chick Wanda, above...) 

Who doesn't need some fantastic sculpture to liven up

that Day of the Dead decor?

For all the relief images and info on prices, go to the Available Art section of the Eclectix site, here.