Newest Artwork from CJ Metzger, for The Secret Live’s of Dolls Show at Leanna Lin’s Wonderland
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My creations for this show began as sketches over several years, and it wasn't until recently that it clicked in my mind as to what the sketches needed to become. (Who knows, maybe it was a bit of the Barbie movie too?) Creating characters, building worlds and writing stories is something I've spent my whole life doing, and all of it stems from the imagination I built as a child, a childhood spent playing with every type of doll imaginable. For this show, small pieces in ornate frames and hand cut wooden folk doll forms take center stage. These works explore dolls as icons and vessels not only for carrying out the exploits of our own imaginations and adventures, but they also “toy” with the idea that, once we’ve left the room or drifted off to sleep, what if they had lives, worlds, imaginations and personalities all of their own? I hope you find these pieces introspective, enchanting and that they take you on your own imaginative journey!