Cynthia Mosser

I am going to go out on a limb and say that everyone has a favorite shape. Round, rectilinear, trapezoid. My favorite shape is an oval, like an egg, which reminds me of the idea life or potential. The question is why. This drawing is a riff on "Puff Paradise", which also incorporates ovals (and swirls). Let me know your favorite shape! Love, Cynthia ❤️ See more fun shapes at www.cynthiamosser.com/explosions

What I Learned in NYC! My Trip to Gain More Art Exposure   Early this month I took two trips, one for business and one for pleasure. I'll start with the New York City trip. For a long time, I have been interested in licensing my work. I researched online the best licensing expos, and found SURTEX a few years ago. As a result, I finally attended the SURTEX licensing expo (at the Javits Center) in NYC (Feb 2-5, 2020) to see what this licensing thing is all about. I learned that licensing is not a sprint, but a marathon, as I have a lot to learn about licensing itself, contracts, how to set up a good-looking booth, and how to create surface design patterns (and if I would like to even attempt surface design). (A general image of the Surtex Fair) There were artists, surface designers and licensing companies from all over the world with a huge variety of styles. I was very aware of the idea that this was a fact-finding mission. The exhibitors were there to ...

Walking by Frame Central in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District, I happened upon this assemblage. My first thought was, "What is the image in the center?" A turkey vaguely came to mind due to its feather detail, plus plastic knives and forks surround it. Its oval shape is the true reason I stopped for it. Artist unknown. No title in window.

Saguaro cacti near TUCSON, AZ (Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum) . I can't get over how visually foreign these plants are (compared to those in the Pacific Northwest).

TJ Norris , 2010 | 24in x 24 in | glitter on panel My first ever GLITTER PAINTING .  Abstracted and monochromatic, TJ NORRIS ' exhibition called SPREAD EGO inspired my decision to give this medium a try! One would think someone who involves at least 30 artists to create an image of him for a show about himself would have an enormous ego (which we all do, really).  The point, however, is his discomfort with how he looks.  "An acquired taste, " he says of his appearance. Participating ARTISTS making portraits of TJ: Katherine Ace, Rachael Allen, Paul Aponte, Chris Bennett, Jason Berlin, Becca Bernstein, Horia Bobia, G Lewis Clevenger, Palma Corral, Matthew Cosby, Laurie Danial, Nancy Dasenbrock, Sarah Gottesdiener, Matthew Haggett, Ian Henderson, Hector Hernandez, Bobby Jones, Edward Juan, Ann Kendellen, Andrew Klaus, Gabriel Liston, Rae Mahaffey, Brent Marr, Cynthia Mosser, Noah Nakell, Mark Randall, Megan Scheminske, Abi Spring, Sushuma, ...

My dream mirror. Period. Plateau Mirror by David Serrano 47 by 55 inches alder wood layers, gesso Image source: nytimes.com

A carved pysanky . Love it. Image source: pryveda.com

The musical group The Crystal Method clumps speakers together to create the appearance of something organic and 3-D. I love it! Image source: thecrystalmethod.com