Great Idea, Francie
I've started presenting my masks on colourful birchwood panels. It solves the problem of people wondering if the interiors should be...
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FRANCIS MCGLYNN ART CO
I like to paint, make assemblages, do a little print making, but at heart I am a maker of masks. I make masks even though the rituals they belong with don't exist.
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Francie McGlynn
- Feb 1
- 1 min
Stung
I collected several hornet's nests in the fall. I collected them from the ground by the way, I didn't go climbing trees looking for...
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Francie McGlynn
- Dec 10, 2022
- 1 min
Finding Light in Darkness
"Finding Light in Darkness" is a new series about, gosh, well everything that has been going on inside and outside of me. I started the...
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Francie McGlynn
- Aug 26, 2022
- 1 min
Healing from Broke
During our last SWFT Meeting, (Supporting Women, Femmes and Trans artists), I heard myself complain that I feel as if I am making masks...
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Francie McGlynn
- Jul 28, 2022
- 1 min
I Feel So Darn Pretty
Well here I am. More or less. I've been on an enforced health related sabbatical but as you can see I'm looking much better now. Also my...
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Francie McGlynn
- Dec 31, 2021
- 1 min
You're Putting Me On
When Eric suggested I put on one of the masks, I had a moment of hesitation because the interior of each mask has its own tableau and...
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Francie McGlynn
- Oct 10, 2021
- 1 min
I Am A Maker of Masks
It took seeing 'Quella Pensosa', (the pensive one), on a black background for me to admit some things I didn't want to allow myself to...
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Francie McGlynn
- May 26, 2021
- 1 min
A Timeless Heart of Stone
I am fascinated with the idea that my ancestors, the most ancient of my maternal ancestors - made art. Not that I think that the concept...
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Francie McGlynn
- Nov 18, 2020
- 1 min
The Woman Without a Voice
The woman without a voice has learned to express her creativity with her hands. Her voice is blocked somewhere around her throat chakra...
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Francie McGlynn
- Sep 5, 2020
- 1 min
The Inspiration for My Pandemic People
The inspiration for the form of my pandemic people with their big heads and small bodies comes from the pre-Christian art work of my...
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Francie McGlynn
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
The Grandmother Spirit Guides
When learned recently that an old friend has a short time to live I thought about an image that has often turned up in my work over the...
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Francie McGlynn
- Jul 26, 2020
- 1 min
But I Don't Want You to Leave
Two people died recently who were important friends in my early adult years and not surprisingly the theme of loss and regret is one that...
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Francie McGlynn
- Jul 21, 2020
- 1 min
A Gentle Observation
A gentle observation from me on the state of our collapsing civilization given at the beginning of my eighth decade: Replacing white men...
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Francie McGlynn
- Jul 18, 2020
- 1 min
Virus Warrior
Until there is a vaccine to fight this virus that fills up a person's lungs and steals their breath we must remain vigilant. Masks, ...
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Francie McGlynn
- Jul 3, 2020
- 1 min
Tufted Blue Toed Harbinger of Change
Change: 1. make or become different 2. take or use another instead of This beastie is doing a play bow. She has a toy in her mouth and...
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Francie McGlynn
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
The Rage of the Blind Goddess
Themis is the Greek Goddess of Justice. Her blindness ensures fairness. A man suffocates slowly, calling for his Mother as another man...
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Francie McGlynn
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
Raw
Raw: not in a finished or refined state. not yet changed by a process. unadulterated. hardcore. no shit. When I was in BC two years ago I...
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Francie McGlynn
- May 28, 2020
- 1 min
Truth and Reconciliation
. This piece was done in memory of a former student who died in a jail cell at age 23. I'm not sure which tribe Jolie was born into but...
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Francie McGlynn
- May 22, 2020
- 1 min
Finding Balance in Strange Times
This is another false face that has languished for a while. So one day on a whim I added googly eyes and the effect was a little...
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Francie McGlynn
- May 12, 2020
- 1 min
The Huntress
The huntress languished in my basement for awhile. Of course she wasn't a huntress then. She was a false face without a purpose and that...
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