these texts are an archive of my life in the San Francisco Bay Area from march 2007 - march 2015. it stands as a record of close to a decade of my life, charting the struggles i faced as an artist, daughter, and lover. messy and chaotic at times, eloquent and poetic at others, these texts are an index i am proud of. it was here in this electric box that i learned how to be honest about my experiences and the person i needed to become. it was here that i first learned the truism that words make the world and how to trust such a beautiful, rife, hard fact.

thank you for meeting me here in such tall grass.


my artist website is here.
Showing posts with label graphite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label graphite. Show all posts

Aug 26, 2013

don't

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untitled (don't)
50 x 38.5
graphite on paper
angela simione, 2013

available at Darger HQ.

Jun 8, 2011

Alpha

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Alpha
51" x 39"
graphite on paper
angela simione, 2011


this piece was commissioned by someone i know and love and respect so so so much! single handedly the best commission i've ever done, both in terms of subject and experience. elsie, our beloved. a strange angel that hovers around our heads and homes and lives. i feel connected to her in a way that i do not have the language with which to name. but the poet who commissioned this portrait does and i am excited for the fields of tall grass she swirls up, in line and breath, for us to hide and seek in. perfect.

Sep 10, 2010

Jul 25, 2010

i am smiling

after my mini-crisis the other day about career stuff and what to do, where to go, and how to organize a body of work, i gathered up all the images on to my computer desktop and started weeding things out, pairing things up, pairing the pairs, and taking it slow. i woke up yesterday feeling fantastic and immediately went to work on a drawing. i worked on it until my hand locked up and then reached for it first thing again this morning, still feeling fantastic. and i poured all my anxiety out in black graphite. scratch scratch scratch and dig. i sat in bed, under my black quilt, with my drawing on my lap, and let go of all the recent worries. and here she is- beautiful and true. my heart is warm and i am calm and happy.



untitled secrecy portrait
30" x 45" diptych
graphite on paper
angela simione, 2010

Jul 7, 2010

here she is!

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middle child (2)
66" x 30"
mixed media on paper
angela simione, 2010



you can sort of see the sky sparkles. glittery paint is hard to capture in a photograph! but the rest of the work is all graphite.


p.s. the larger the work, the smaller the picture. :/ i need to invest in a better camera soon.

Feb 27, 2010

mmmmm hmmmmm

this is why i like graphite!




where you stand changes things.