Well I finally got around to formatting my slides from the show so Ive posted pictures, as well as a couple of pictures of other artwork. If you like it you can also check it out on deviantart.com (same screen name..pookaa)and see what people are sayin about it there. DA also has a permanent link to my artist statment for the body of work, but since i want everyone to understand what theyre looking at ill paste it here too for a bit.... hope you all enjoy it!

"Little Sinners" is a series of seven figures. The stature, variety of materials used to create them and the scientific manner in which they are displayed all refer to homunculi, miniature humans supposedly created by alchemists in medieval times. Each one of the figures represents one of the seven deadly sins. The extreme deformities of the characters are a physical representation of the mental or physiological deformities that could be created by over indulging in each of the sins.
Homunculi were created by medieval alchemists using different materials such as hair, bits of skin, blood and other body fluids. The perfect mixture of materials used in combination with the correct process created a small creature. The resulting homunculus was human in appearance but much smaller and typically created for use as a personal servant. The seven deadly sins originally were a series of vices of increasing severity beginning with lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, anger, envy and ending with the most severe, pride. They represented an increasing fixation with the self. Each increasing degree of self absorption was used as a scale to rationalize a persons shortcomings and seen as detrimental to a more spiritual and fastidious way of living.
The seven figures are displayed as a warning against falling into the temptation of the particular vices that they embody. We are lured by temptation everyday and distracted from our daily lives by it. The figures are used as a scale to which a person can compare their...

Well I finally got around to formatting my slides from the show so Ive posted pictures, as well as a couple of pictures of other artwork. If you like it you can also check it out on deviantart.com (same screen name..pookaa)and see what people are sayin about it there. DA also has a permanent link to my artist statment for the body of work, but since i want everyone to understand what theyre looking at ill paste it here too for a bit.... hope you all enjoy it!

"Little Sinners" is a series of seven figures. The stature, variety of materials used to create them and the scientific manner in which they are displayed all refer to homunculi, miniature humans supposedly created by alchemists in medieval times. Each one of the figures represents one of the seven deadly sins. The extreme deformities of the characters are a physical representation of the mental or physiological deformities that could be created by over indulging in each of the sins.
Homunculi were created by medieval alchemists using different materials such as hair, bits of skin, blood and other body fluids. The perfect mixture of materials used in combination with the correct process created a small creature. The resulting homunculus was human in appearance but much smaller and typically created for use as a personal servant. The seven deadly sins originally were a series of vices of increasing severity beginning with lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, anger, envy and ending with the most severe, pride. They represented an increasing fixation with the self. Each increasing degree of self absorption was used as a scale to rationalize a persons shortcomings and seen as detrimental to a more spiritual and fastidious way of living.
The seven figures are displayed as a warning against falling into the temptation of the particular vices that they embody. We are lured by temptation everyday and distracted from our daily lives by it. The figures are used as a scale to which a person can compare their behavior in order to be aware of and avoid the temptations that distract and burden them. The grotesque appearance of the figures serves as a deterrent and a reminder that committing the offenses can come with avoidable consequences.
-Allison Petty