Robyn Bragg

100%, no notes. Perfectly encapsulates the helpless rage I feel at the current state of tech

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.

And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

Yup. Hard agree. It’s something I battle against constantly. Boredom is such an important source of creativity!

I’m a collage & encaustic artist definitely on the surreal, sometimes dark side.

www.robynbragg.com/collage

www.robynbragg.com/encaustic

Why did the mushroom go to the party?

Because he was a fun guy

No problem! Trying our best up here 🇨🇦

Also added bonus of no gerrymandering as they are an independent non partisan body and decide all riding boundaries!

a woman with curly hair and a white shirt smiles Alt: Emma Thomson as Elinor Dashwood waves

Movie you’ve watched more than six times, using gifs

(Hard Mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, LOTR or Disney)

You may well have tired them, but offering that Athleta goes up to a 3X and has both tall and petite options and has wicking shorts/Ts that are not skin-tight. And they also have “plus” (ie average size) models on the website. Still only online tho 😩. Bras are the worst and I can’t help there.

I live in Ottawa Canada where the winters are LONG. This week the sun has been shining and the snow is melting and for the first time in months I didn’t have to wear my coat. It’s always an amazing feeling of joy and rebirth.

Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover

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Could you add me as well? Thanks so much!

And Canadian territories are different than American. They have full representation in Parliament.

10 provinces, 3 territories (Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon) 🤓

If you went to university/college,
1. What was your career goal when you started?
2. Your initial major?
3. If you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. What do you do now professionally

1. Didn’t have a clue!
2. Biology
3. Psychology
3a. (2nd degree) Painting > Graphic Design
4. Fine Artist

The Emperor’s New Groove, Glass Onion, Beetlejuice, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Thor Ragnarok,

Black leafless trees silhouetted against a featureless white sky. Trees and lampposts in the background fade into white fog.

Foggy December walk

#Somethingbeautiful

Black and white artwork with collaged images of an eye over a plant stalk, with a torn image with black background with white birds to the left of it, the background is dripping white wax with black scratches in it,

Square artwork with collaged engravings encased in yellow beeswax. A small man stands beside a tall square tower, with waves lapping at his feet. The background is made up of collaged alphabet charts from a variety of world languages.

#ArtAdventCalendar Days 21-22

1. Be Aware, 5"x7", 2023, encaustic and collage on panel
2. Tower, 5" x 5", 2023, encaustic and collage on panel

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?

Artist: It’s called negative space, it’s really important.

I would argue for a third dimension - bouba/kiki taste: e.g. olives, pickles, salt and vinegar chips = Kiki and string cheese, cheese puffs, plain chips, etc. = bouba

Artwork with black and white engraving of a fox standing on a star fort diagram, with a yellow halo and a colourful encaustic wax background with yellows and blues and torn pieces of books. Above and to the right of the fox is a diagram of a gothic rose window.

Artwork with black and white engraving of a skull floating over a green and blue wax background with strips of collaged paper.

More encaustics for #ArtAdventCalendar days 19-20

1. "Feeling the Fear She Did It Anyway", 10" x 10", 2024, Mixed-media encaustic on panel

2. "Skull (Green and Blue)", 6" x 6", 2023, Mixed-media encaustic on panel.

#encaustic #mixedmediaart #engravings #fox #snake #architecture #fineart

An installation of 3 rows of 10 black paper rectangles each with a painted pattern of white stylized lines and leaves. They are assembled so that the pattern in each rectangle connects to the pattern in the ones around it creating an overall flow and design.

An installation of 4 rows of 19 black paper rectangles, each with a painted pattern of white stylized lines and leaves. They are assembled so that the pattern in each rectangle connects to the pattern in the ones around it creating an overall flow and design.

More #ArtAdventCalendar to catch up. Days 17-18, small installations. Gouache on black watercolour paper. Each tile is 3"x 4".

#Abstractart #pattern #blackandwhite

Black and white artwork with a giant bird of prey overlooking a walled city, with textured white wax in the background.

Encaustic artwork in blues, greens and yellows with a collaged snowy owl in the foreground with swirling textured wax in the background.

Black and white encaustic artwork with a collaged blackbird in the foreground, textured white wax and a chart of world alphabets in the background and a collaged flower in the top right.

Encaustic artwork with a a collaged engraving of an eagle in the foreground and textured pale blue, green and ochre wax in the background along with a strip of collaged paper and vertical black lines.

Got behind on #ArtAdventCalendar, sick me, sick kids, busy time of year. So here are days 13-16. A selection of my #Bird pieces.

#Encaustic #MixedMedia #Handmade

Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theatre as a kid

Black and white collage artwork with the cross section of a large domed building at the bottom. The dome is haloed by a diagram with translucent beeswax over it. The halo is framed by wings and bare tree branches.

Day 12 #ArtAdventCalendar

“The Cycle”, 10” x 12”, Collage and encaustic on panel. 2024

Black and white collage artwork made of old engravings and woodcuts. A baby in the womb is surrounded by a circular star chart with an image of a battle above it and a small inset of skeletons below. The whole is surrounded by wings on either side.

Day 11 of #ArtAdventCalendar

“Safety”, 2024, Encaustic and Collage on cradled panel.

Artwork showing a black and white leafless tree, which is mirrored vertically so the bottom branches look like roots. Background is a grid texture with encaustic paint in subtle white, pale yellow and turquoise.

Day 10 of #ArtAdventCalendar

“Tree of Life II”, 12x18, Digital print on tissue paper and encaustic, 2024.

Artwork with a collaged engraving of a bird of prey on a background of vertical lines with wax paint in yellow, white, and pale blue. The bird is hunched over and looks like it’s hissing or yelling.

Day 9 of #ArtAdventCalendar

“Angry Bird”, Encaustic and collage on panel, 4”x4” 2024.