Dog House Sophie Wilkins The 8 of Pentacles card

The 8 of Pentacles card means diligence

gluing elbow macaroni to my elbows to look like boobies

as if they were in a process of decomposition or emotional catharsis

As viewers

She both creates characters and re-imagines historical figures geared towards emulating female heroes of fiery self-assuredness and primal combative natures

Dog House Sophie Wilkins The 8 of Pentacles cardDetails About Oil on canvas 8 x 8 in. 2021 Lacey Bryant lives in the SF bay area where she paints almost every day. Her expressive oil paintings capture haunting narratives between her subjects. Characters inhabit a realm of strange, nostalgic sweetness with undercurrents of darkness and mystery. Lacey created The Slow Tarot series and tarot deck published by the gallery in 2019.