My artwork reflects my background in interior design and theater. My sculptures and paintings are characterized by a
love of process, a strong sense of color, storytelling, mechanisms, manipulation of materials, humor, and playfulness.
The intensive handwork involved in the creation of my work allows it to cross the boundary between fine art and craft.
VIDEO: “The Dragon And The Bear”
©2011 Alex Mitchell, THE DRAGON AND THE BEAR, Paper Theater for Music Video
©2011 Alex Mitchell, PAPER THEATER MAGIC, Behind the Scenes of My Paper Theater
My inspiration for making this music video was to capture the magic of a paper theater, tell the story of the song, and express the joy of the music.
VIDEO: "Goodbye Me-Monsters"
©2011 Alex Mitchell, GOODBYE VANARPY, Miniature Book-Sculpture Automata
Using a book as support, I combine a polymer clay sculpture with a painted image, a poem, and a hand-crank mechanism.
VIDEO: "Making Monster Puppets" 
©2010 Alex Mitchell, GIMMEMORUS PUPPET, Hand Puppet
Making hand puppets was part of my process of developing the personalities of my "Me-Monsters."
VIDEO: "The Making of a Monster"
©2010 Alex Mitchell, BRUTUS, Marionette Sculpture
Creating large marionette sculptures was part of my exploration of bringing my "Me-Monsters" to life.
VIDEO: "El Happy Mundo: The Work in My Studio"
©2008 Alex Mitchell, LOVE STORY, Pedestal Sculpture
The installation for “El Happy Mundo” had wood sculptures dealing with emotions of loneliness, anger, and cruelty in one room, while fabric sculptures representing beauty and innocence as the colorful inhabitants of an imaginary world were in another.
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