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this week in outsider art features some beautiful bunnies, the devil and the damned, and some resources and helpful links for those affected by the LA fires

Jan 12, 2025

❤️ sending thoughts and love to everyone in LA affected by the tragic fires… and thanks to the great folks at Hyperallergic who put together this Running List of Resources to Help Artists Impacted by LA Fires. ❤️

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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**MAKER UNIDENTIFIED** Bunnies (1933; United States) // Appliqued, Hand; 48 in x 40.25 in (122 cm x 102 cm) via *International Quilt Museum*

Saddened to hear that The Bunny Museum, “open for 27 years, sadly burned to the ground during the historic Eaton Canyon Fire which wiped out much of Altadena, California. The Bunny Museum is known worldwide as the encyclopedic museum about everything bunny. It housed over 60,000 bunny items including antiquity (meaning 2,000 years old), 10 Rose Parade float bunnies, contemporary art, and everything in between. Most of the items were burnt and destroyed.”

If you are willing and able, you can help support Steve Lubanski and Candace Frazee, co-founders of The Bunny Museum, rebuild the museum.

**MILES B. CARPENTER** The Devil and the Damned (1972) // Painted wood and cellophane; 19 inches via *American Folk Art Museum*

**MAKER UNKNOWN** Tool Organizer (date unknown) // Paint on wood via *Intuitive Eye*

**MARY SULLY** Children of the Divorced (ca. 1920s–40s; Yankton Dakota) // Colored pencil, wax crayon, ink, and graphite on paper via *The Met Museum*

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Turkish WWI Prisoner of War Beadwork (1917) // Beads; 25cm high overall, 12cm wide via *Leski Auctions*

**LORENA ELIASEN** Alien Abduction (2024) // Gouache on papier-mâché — *available for purchase via the artist in the FolkArtwork Collective shop (SOLD)*

**MARTÍN RAMIÍREZ** Untitled (Madonna) (ca. 1950-53) // Mixed media on pieced paper; 44 1/2 x 35 in. (113 x 88.9 cm) in *private collection via Frank Maresca*

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Antique Elephant Pull Toy (c. 1920s) // Carved wood and hand painted; 8 inches tall x 8 inches wide x 4 inches depth (approx.) — *available for purchase in the FolkArtwork Collective shop*

Works by Haitian art students of @charlesartjerry -- available for purchase on Michael McGrath's website here: *https://mmcgrath.com/art-school-jerry/*

**ARTIST UNRECORDED** Cat (c. 1920) // Cotton, thread; 12 5/8 x 6 x 1 5/8 in. (32.1 x 15.2 x 4.2 cm) via *Museum of International Folk Art*

**JAMES "BUDDY" SNIPES** Sweet Lucy / Rooster at Home (date unknown) // Assemblage of polychrome painted tin and wood, self-framed; 26 x 17 in. via *Leland Little Auctions*

**SAM DOYLE** King Kong (1983) // House paint on canvas; (H x W x D): 31.75 x 27 x 1.25 in. (80.64 x 68.58 x 3.17 cm.) via *South Carolina State Museum*

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FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK

**CECILIA SAMMARCO** Casellario (2022) // Acrylic on canvas; 100x100 cm via *the artist*

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WATCHING AND READING

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OH WORD?

» Creative Growth Art Center «

Enjoy this wonderful feature on one of the most important art institutions in the country, Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California.

Creative Growth Art Center is a nonprofit arts organization that provides studios, supplies, and gallery space to artists with developmental, mental, and physical disabilities.It is one of the oldest and largest art center for people with disabilities in the world.

From the famous artists Dan Miller and Judith Scott who got their start there, to the millions of dollars in art sales each year, learn more about the longest running progressive art studio in the country thanks to CBS Sunday Morning.

SHOUT OUT

Shout out the incredibly talented, and incredibly kind hearted artist AP Shrewsbury. A former tattoo artist, and current ceramicist who does some incredible work is selling these very rad t-shirts. I don’t think this was the original plan, but in light of the tragic fires happening in Los Angeles, he has decided to donate 100% of the proceeds of the sale of this shirt to help those in need.

Per Shrewsbury, “We are not sure yet where we will donate the funds, but we want to help out if we can, even if it is in a small way”.

Purchase your shirt today at the link below!

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FROM THE COLLECTIVE

**MELODY JEAN MOULTON** Eat The Rich (2017) // Paper collage with acrylic medium; comes in a custom black frame with black matting, UV-filtering acrylic window — *available for purchase via the artist in the FolkArtwork Collective*

MELODY JEAN MOULTON is driven by the freedom from preconceived notions and surrendering to her instincts, letting her creative process unfold organically. Guided by an innate sense of exploration and discovery, her artwork embodies a surreal and dreamlike quality. She intricately weaves together disparate elements to draw you in as they invoke a sense of wonder and intrigue.

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