Attack of the Alien Fairies

Here's the latest project that I'm calling Alien Fairies. The idea is that way back in the day (way back) when there was more superstition than science people believed in fairies, leprechauns, elves, nymphs, satyrs, (you get the picture) but as science slowly gained ground it explained away all these creatures. However we still had a need for them to exist so we turned instead to the science-proof alien as our new form of supernatural being. So with Alien Fairies I've combined the two images to express that linkage from past to present.

Each one is hand drawn and painted on newsprint and then cut out, so they are all original pieces of art. This one is at the corner of Larchmont and Melrose (and is right above one of my "goal" alphabet cards.) I am going to place only a couple alien fairies out in the open on busy streets, and the rest will go up in alleyways and odd corners.

This is because real aliens or fairies would never be seen in broad daylight, as they are always hidden away. Plus when a person stumbles across one it will be (hopefully) a nice little surprise to brighten their day.

On another tip, so much of so-called street art is really terrible visual clutter that actually adds exponentially to the problem they say they are trying to address. I feel like it's mostly male dogs trying to mark as much territory as possible. The street art I admire the most actually has a point of view/something to say and is visually interesting to look at and improves the spaces it is put up in.