I Never wanted that Twisted Demon, Who wears me down and winds me up
Quotes from the 50 Foot Wave song "Human" & Throwing Muses "Pearl"
🎵 Music that speaks to your insides
I think, when I listen to this song The Twisted Demon, is my messed up crazy head that twists itself in knots, and wont just shut up. I feel like there are more of us that feel like this than are willing to admit, I didn't think this would be the quote I used to go with this, while I was drawing it I had something else entirely in mind, but in the end I wrote this without even thinking about it... so I guess it really was what it needed. I hardly ever draw a wall without writing a "Pearl" on it... for obvious reasons.🎶🎧🖤
🎨 Hand-Drawn, Hand-Pulled Screen Print
I have Aphantasia, which means I can't visualise in my head, so I have to draw something, to be able to see it, sometimes I get it right straight away, but sometimes it takes a while for me to find what I need. This was one of those, I wanted to draw this picture for a while, I made a bunch of attempts on and off over several months, that just didn't capture what I wanted, before I found one that felt right. Hand-pulled with archival water-based ink on thick 300gsm card, all prints are supplied unframed.
💰 Affordable Original Art
These prints are probably cheaper than they should be for genuine hand-pulled screen prints, but I want to find that balance - getting my art into the world while keeping it accessible. Every Hersh purchase directly funds Kristin Hersh studio time. Every ElRat purchase supports my art and my ability to keep doing what I do.
🖤 The ElRat Paradox
I am an artist who doesn't "love" visual art. I would never go to an art gallery, never look at an art book. I know nothing of other artists, or their work. Aphantasia means I have no visual memory, and it's hard to love something you can't remember. I *LOVE* drawing, it calms my head like nothing else, and I do like the pictures I make, but I can look back, even just a couple of days in my sketchbook, and have absolutely no memory of the picture there. I only really make art for the love of making it. They are intense, and scrappy because they have to be, I can't come back to a picture because as soon as I turn away, I forget it exists. So when I start, I have to finish before I lose concentration. Because for me, drawing is the point, not the pictures. If other people like it, I consider that an honour.
🌱 The ElRat Experience
Every order ships in plastic-free packaging I usually have some extras hanging around - test prints & the like, I love to send you something a little extra in your package. I always want ElRat packages to be a little sliver of light in the chaos, I only send packages I would love to receive. All prints are supplied unframed.
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Be the Strange
