Clada Idem

Im pushing myself to sketch or watercolor every day- and today my focus was Borage flowers- symbolizing fortitude and bluntness- and I often think of my mother when I see the paper thin five pointed petals with their distinct periwinkle highlights. While they attract pollinators they also can be used to treat stings. The dual meaning of this flower implying the brash nature of an individual- and also invokes joy and courage in witchcraft. Here’s to some more constant painting- #artoftheday #borage #artreels

My first week of motherhood has been a halocline both inadequacy and fulfillment. Because, everyone has told me, and told me, that this was the end of my artist career. That you can’t be an excellent mother and excel at your career at the same time. That it’s a unavailing goal of being a good parent while sacrificing pieces of yourself for your child. To which I just have to say- it is what you make of it. I’ve never been more inspired than knowing my moves an attitude are being absorbed by my newborn son. This piece is a reflection of the conflicting thoughts l’ve had this past week- and l’ve been working on it while he sleeps and in my arms. The flowers - Brunfelsia otherwise known as Yesterday, today, tomorrow symbolizing time passing. While the garter snakes- are a childhood symbol of innocence as I caught them growing up- they represent change and fragility. This piece- I am naming “Delicate” to refer to the weight of the snake on the thin branch-hanging like a tightrope as I navigate the changes- holding myself up with ease because what other choice is there? #oilpainting #gartersnake #animalpaintingforsale #herptology #motherhood

What do you work on while your baby sleeps? My first week of motherhood has been a halocline both inadequacy and fulfillment. Because, everyone has told me, and told me, that this was the end of my artist career. That you can’t be an excellent mother and excel at your career at the same time. That it’s a unavailing goal of being a good parent while sacrificing pieces of yourself for your child. To which I just have to say- it is what you make of it. I’ve never been more inspired than knowing my moves an attitude are being absorbed by my newborn son. This piece is a reflection of the conflicting thoughts l’ve had this past week- and I’ve been working on it while he sleeps and in my arms. The flowers - Brunfelsia otherwise known as Yesterday, today, tomorrow symbolizing time passing. While the garter snakes represent change. Like and follow for updates while I finish this piece.

Caution by Clada Idem. 8in x 10in oil on panel. Available. $200 USD I’ve been obsessed with angry cats lately. I’ve mostly been exploring themes of discomfort and the expression of such. I’m currently in my last trimester of pregnancy. Well, it’s been relatively easy on my body and on my mind it has highlighted certain things that I am no longer tolerating in my life. Well, I’m not very tolerant to begin with. I feel as though transitioning into motherhood has made me even less patient and less tolerant to the behaviors and in sensitivities of those around me. That’s exploring the scope of the work that I’ve been producing and also the primal tendencies that are brought out when we’re at our most vulnerable. But this piece in particular is more about consequences than anything while the black cat arches his back in disdain it is also crawling deeper into the lilies, which are toxic, blooming, bright red with caution and some of them dying. A lot of my work is a lot more complex in terms of composition. So it’s been a relief to focus on just creating things and just finding myself again during my journey throughout pregnancy. While I do not feel like myself at all, this has been a good outlet and it’s been nice not to hyper focus so much on artistic integrity and to just create something. The irony of wanting to create something while I am creating someone is a phenomenon that only other women who have experienced motherhood will understand. It’s not about not feeling adequate enough. It is about having a piece of your voice. While the whole world is celebrating you for what you give- what about who you are? What matters most to you What matters to you. That doesn’t disappear at conception. So these cats are symbols for my indignation at the way the outside looks in on mothers. #artistsofinsta #spring #oilpainting #blackcat #artforthehome

Well, i love socializing. I am not accommodating at all and I am by no means warm around the edges. So my paintings she and Ernest light into who I am and how I treat people. Not because I believe it is right, but rather because I am an honest observer and how I move and why I do things it doesn’t mean that craving companionship and closeness is not vital to my survival. It does not mean that I rely on these things to make me feel human and loved. However, it does not mean that it becomes any easier, especially as I get older. Call it only child syndrome if you want. Or eccentricity since all artists are known to be eccentric and maybe a tad intolerable. But I truly believe in this age of technology and social media that closeness is not something I singularly struggle with. I will be exploring some of these themes in my new bodies of work. This piece has no name yet; however, it is finished and it is available for purchase for $200 USD. Be sure to like and follow for more and so purchase prints as they go live. And don’t forget to overstimulate your Cat today. #artforsale #cat #artofinstagram #meaning

“Compromise” by Clada, 24inx24in, oil on canvas, available-$1,000 USD. I was inspired to paint this piece by a viral picture of a jaguar hunting cayman. This is not unusual behavior on both parts of these predators, rather necessary evil to balance an ecosystem via healthy competition for two Apex predators. Every time the Jaguar hunts these ancient creatures it is a risk to itself. They live their whole lives alongside each other without paying much mind—until hunger, desperation, or maybe even just compels this display violence and life in one instant. I drew a parallel to this with my own carnal desires in relationships. People view relationships for their rudimentary properties; we all know that you have to compromise and communicate- but, how much of yourself do you sacrifice when you begin to engage in sharing life with another Apex predator— humans only predator. Maybe that’s a black-and-white weight in. yet it’s also been the most accurate account of how I felt throughout my life whenever I entered an intimate relationship. More and more of me gets revealed over time as it is futile. Exposure is not always beautiful. Two serrated wills that both just want to be understood tearing the defenses of the other for a higher purpose— to bring someone closer. Tricky to decide whether you want to live a solitary life; or if you want to make yourself susceptible to pain. In truth, not many of us actually want to give up the physicality of relationships. I know there’s always a surrender. Balance has never felt so uncomfortable. #artistsofinstagram #mexicanartist #conceptualart #oilpaintingsoncanvas #gamblin

TIME LAPSE WIP This is my oil on panel- capturing all those brush strokes. This is NOT FINISHED. But I’m not adding much to it besides rounding out some details- this piece is about becoming traped from making choices out of anger and fear- the cat has fled into a bush of wild growing Lillie’s- unknowingly becoming poisoned in its brash choices while the flowers - bright red/pink for passion. It’s and the white for innocence but also mortality. #timelapseart #oilpaint #blackcat #art

“Forsaken” by Clada. 16in x 20in. Oil on canvas. $500 USD. I wanted to push my use of colors and perspective. As with other pieces the skull represents thoughts. Looking up in different directions this is disorientation. The calamity of the current world and so much of my life up til this point has disrupted all I believed to be true. I find my mental state to be in a disarray and recalibrating. However that does not mean this transformation is not devastating. Is nothing sacred? anemones frame the space not in a bouquet but in mourning- to be forsaken. However I am grateful that I am not the only one feeling disenfranchised. Collectively speaking there is salvation in our expanding horizons. #skull #flower #oilpainting #artforsale #original

“Prism” by Clada, 16in x 20in, oil on canvas. $500 USD. Available. This is the first still life I have painted since college. I wanted a space that was lived in- decorated in relics of both indulgence and beauty. The exaggerated palette is a prism capturing the many values we practice living our lives and makes this space individual. The single dragonfly pulling on the narrative of transformation. The bouquet was a gift I received from my partner earlier in the year- pink lilies for affection while the striped carnation is apprehension. Yellow chrysanthemum has a dual meaning of happiness and sorrow. This is an altar of life in celebration almost like an ofrenda for a living person with offerings from the liquor bottle and the half lit cigarettes. The skull combines the planes of the living and the dead in the background- in spite of the inevitable there is joy in the present. Shame is abandoned here.

That concludes my largest wall space with Bam Red Dot @oneartspace this weekend! A bittersweet time as I leave my Art Fam behind and focus creating new work for this coming time. I’m overwhelmed by all that has happened. I cannot express my gratitude to my peers and to my supportive buyers who unknowingly restored my faith my craft. Thank you everyone! And until next time!

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