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©2019 Alex Mitchell, Illustrations
A selection of illustrations created for picture books, for character development, and for fun.
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©2019 Alex Mitchell, FLOWER COMPOSITIONS series, Fabric-Collage
Exploring the idea of illustrating flowers through abstract compositions using fabric, thread, and paper.
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©2018 Alex Mitchell, LOVING LIFE series, Painting and Sculpture
Six small paintings and five sculptures make up this series about transformation, giving yourself away, bearing witness and belonging to the mystery.
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VIDEO: "Ask Alex"
A fun little ask-the-author video. In addition, check out the full Q+A interview.
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©2016 Alex Mitchell, COMMISSIONS, Fabric Wall Hangings
Sewing and painting fabrics as the creative means to produce visual narratives for two artwork commissions. While the artworks created for Camp K-9 of Marin celebrate the special relationship between man and his canine best friend, the artworks for OPD in San Francisco speak of community and prosperity.
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BOOK TRAILER: “Are You Ready Little Caterpillar”
BOOK TRAILER: “My Colors Inside”
BOOK TRAILER: “Go Ahead, Be A Monster, But Don’t Forget To Smile”
©2015 Alex Mitchell, Poem Picture Book Series
Please refer to my “ART BOOKS” section for links to preview my books online.
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©Alex Mitchell, Mixed Media Paintings for Fundraisers
Participating in fundraisers that are special to me. I created “The Courage To Be A Tree” from all recycled materials for the Straub Environmental Center. And “The Universe Conspires” was made for “Art of Communication” at the Mary Lou Zeek Gallery. Both events were held in Salem, Oregon.
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VIDEO: The “Exquisite Doodle” Artist Project
Inspired by the “Exquisite Corpse” game of the Surrealists in the 20’s, and with the participation of a talented group of international artists, the “Exquisite Doodle” Artist Project required the players to doodle in succession on a little paper scroll set inside a small box.
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©2012 Alex Mitchell, ON THE DIVINITY OF TIME - BLUE MOMENT, Polymer Clay Sculpture
Creating a small sculpture series about the divinity of Time, where nothing is ever truly lost but only on its way to becoming something else. Each sculpture is but a moment in the circle of time where as soon as a flower is born, it already begins to die.
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VIDEO: “The Dragon And The Bear”
VIDEO: “Paper Theater Magic”
Capturing the magic of a paper theater, and expressing the story and joy of the song, in the music video The Dragon And The Bear. A quick look behind the scenes of making the music video in Paper Theater Magic.
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VIDEO: "Goodbye Me-Monsters"
©2011 Alex Mitchell, GOODBYE VANARPY, Polymer Clay Book-Sculpture Automata
Using a book as support, combining a polymer clay sculpture with a painted image, a poem, and a hand-crank mechanism.
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VIDEO: "Making Monster Puppets"
Developing the personalities of all the "Me-Monsters" as fabric hand puppets.
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©2010 Alex Mitchell, BRUTUS, Mixed Media Marionette Sculpture
Bringing the "Me-Monster" Brutus to life as a large marionette sculpture.
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VIDEO: "El Happy Mundo: The Work in My Studio"
©2008 Alex Mitchell, LOVE STORY, Wood and Mixed Media Pedestal Sculpture
Creating the show “El Happy Mundo” about belonging and lost innocence, about picture-perfect-ness and lurking fears. The ingenuousness of the beautiful fabric "Kitties" inhabiting "La-La Land" was contrasted by humorous mixed media sculptures dealing with our very human fears of not belonging and not having enough.