DASTARDLY TIMES getting worse(!)= need MORE ART. "Lesbian Lizards" by JULIE for starters. (And SEE HER Historical 50-years of art-making (scroll down): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09VYXJVY4

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Feb 12, 2025

“Lesbian Lizards or Parthenogenic Spring and the Fall of Patriarchy.” by Julie Schachter.

Soon after moving to northern New Mexico, I became acquainted with the whiptail lizard. These little darting reptiles (New Mexico's official state reptile) are ubiquitous around my home and garden - and all of them are females. The whiptail reproduces parthenogenetically, and this process of cloning itself is possibly facilitated by "going through the motions" with another female. While the whiptails in this drawing are protectively circling their female progeny to be, the oblivious (male) rattlesnakes - a lizard predator - are too busy attacking each other and themselves to notice. The circles containing the moon phases also mimic the human egg cell.

Original Southwest theme acrylic painting/archival giclee prints of ‘Lizard’ made from her original graphite drawing with watercolor detail, on acid free 100% cotton Moab Entrada or Hahnemuhle fine art paper using permanent pigment inks guaranteed not to fade for 100+ years. This print is hand-signed on the back. (From: JulieSchachterArt).

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REVIEW by William Farley

“Julie Schachter’s art is provocative, displaying her talent and craft disguised as a personal inquiry into the icons of modern life. As you view her wide range of work more closely it becomes apparent the need to put aside your first assumptions of what you are seeing, to allow for her deeper inquiry to present itself. Julie's art is an elegant exploration of the mundane and profane leading us to a more profound appreciation of the mysterious world we inhabit.

“The "Misaligned World '' artwork is another example of Schachter's wizardry. Concept, design and mastery of the craft brings the viewer to ponder the icons of animal life left behind, as man-made teacups drift off into the unknown taking the earth with them. The painting becomes a commentary on the human condition and how unaware we are of the magnificence of the physical world which we have inherited and how willing we are to let it disappear. Bravo!
––WILLIAM FARLEY, Writer/Director; I Wanted To Be A Man With A Gun.

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While artist Julie Schachter has received national and international attention for her pinhole photography few are aware that she has also created a large body of paintings, drawings, and sculptures that cover the creative spectrum. Her artworks presented here are infused with wit and humor, and the highest level of craft, while addressing the major issues of the old and new Millennium.

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