Kristy Bowen

Black Velvet Botanicals

2021

A writer and book artist working in both text and image,  Kristy Bowen creates a regular series of chapbook, zine, and artist book projects. Since 2005, she has blogged about writing, art, and other creative pursuits at dulcetly: notes on a bookish life. She is the author of several full-length collections of poetry/prose/hybrid work, including the recent SEX & VIOLENCE (Black Lawrence Press, 2020), and the self-issued DARK COUNTRY and  FEED (dancing girl press, 2021).

"The pieces above are created by utilizing both digital and physical methods--basically digital collages printed out, then flocked with black flocking powder. I loved the juxtopsition of very antique botanical images with very 1970's black velvet painting magicalness.". 

INSPIRATION/RESOUCES:

Thriftstores

Vintage Botanical Drawings

Velvet Elvises