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"Ghost Stories"

8/8/2017

 
Neil Gaiman, attesting to the importance of libraries, declared that “Books are the way that we communicate with the dead.” But when the past speaks, are we listening?
​Our first exhibition, "Ghost Stories," features new work by Maggie Lily, Becky Munich, Claudia Six, Danielle Schlunegger-Warner, and Layla Sullivan.

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Maggie Lily (@thehauntedhawkmoth) created “One Tuesday Death and Love met in the field as rabbits” especially for our “Ghost Stories” exhibition.
Maggie is selling 5 x 7 inch prints of this exquisite cut paper piece, with a secret story hidden on the back. Buy one for just $10 (plus shipping) and support two good causes: Half of the sale price goes to support the work of Maggie herself, a young emerging artist and writer (and recent graduate) who’s already active in a number of Philadelphia community arts projects. She’s generously donating the other half to Project SAFE, “an all-volunteer grassroots organization providing advocacy and support for women working in street economies.” SAFE’s mission is to “promote human rights-based public health among women working in the sex and drug trades on the street in Philadelphia.” Visit @thehauntedhawkmoth for more info on purchasing her prints!

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Becky Munich (@munichartstudio) created “A Ghoul and Her Book” especially for “Ghost Stories,” the first exhibition inside our Little Free Library public gallery space. This original drawing is framed in a 3 inch x 4 inch antique paper cabinet card holder.
Becky generously volunteered to donate the proceeds from the sale of this piece to The Creeping Museum, to help fund more projects like this one. Thank you, Becky!!

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Imaginary friend Claudia Six (@iamyouaresix) is magic. How else can you explain this tiny sculpture - entitled “i follow” - materializing on the doorstep of The Creeping Museum all the way from Austria, just a day or two after the idea of a tiny exhibition of tiny ghost art was first conceived? So of course we made some room for these little creeps in our “Ghost Stories” show!
Visit @iamyouaresix to see all the different mediums through which Claudia brings her wonderful imaginary world to life.

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“Frozen Island” by Danielle Schlunegger-Warner (@naturalistandco) is a tiny diorama under glass. Suspended inside a 2 inch x 3 inch bell jar is a handmade model of a 19th century merchant ship navigating icebergs in an Arctic sea.
Danielle has elected to donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this piece to Our Children’s Trust (@youthvgov), an organization “elevating the voice of youth to secure the legal right to a stable climate and healthy atmosphere for the benefit of all present and future generations.” This organization is supporting the landmark ‘Juliana v. U.S.’ lawsuit filed by a group of young people, asserting that through actions that cause climate change, the U.S. government has “violated the youngest generation’s constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property.”
​This original artwork is available for sale in our shop.
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What better way to celebrate a tiny library than with a tiny spider-lady in pursuit of a tiny fly-book? “Web” was conjured by our own Layla Sullivan (@hircumvetulum) in ink and watercolor on cold press paper. This wee 4.25 inch by 3.25 inch original is ready to hang in a vintage metal frame with convex glass (easel not included).
This original artwork is available for sale in our shop.
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Although the focus of our tiny gallery is on original pieces of miniature art, I saved a spot in our “Ghost Stories” exhibition for this painting by @pantovola.art. “La Loba” was inspired by a Mexican folk tale about a wolf woman who collects the bones of animals and sings them back to life. Pantovola kindly made a miniature print just for our exhibition, but you can obtain the full-sized giclée of her painting in her Etsy shop.

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