Our lady of the pandemic
California’s Laurie Mika has created a whole body of new mixed media work that she calls During the Pandemic.
Her polymer mosaic shrines are heavily textured, encrusted with found jewels, and stamped with prayers and sayings.
Laurie is a lover of crowns so coronas figure prominently in her shrines which have names like “Our Lady of the Pandemic” and inscriptions like the Latin “Momento Mori” (remember, we will all die).
“This pause in our lives has been one of reflection, self-discovery, re-evaluating what’s important, and finding new ways of coping,” says Laurie.
Read more about her newest creations in her newsletter and on her Etsy site. Has the pandemic affected your art?