August 26, 2008

my "controversial" tea towel

Tea towel signature

Is now back from the show and available for sale at my website right here. The irony is that the sweet design of this towel is what became "controversial". And I was recently having this never ending discussion with someone about "what makes art controversial"? And they pointed to little Olive on my children’s book and said "that". And we decided that since what used to be considered "controversial" is plastered everywhere, especially all over the internet, that it’s possible that the new "controversy" will exist in things that don’t "shock" you but remain innocent and hopeful in their simplicity.

Comments (1)

Marisa, Thank you for such an interesting post. I hadn’t read the original one but now I’m glad I did. A lot to think about. Remember the good ol’ days when controversy used to be naked people in art? It’s so weird that your art would be seen as controversial in any way. I personally love it because it makes me smile –is that bad? Should I only like art that has some deep hard to understand meaning? I hope that’s not what art has come to. -Elisa