To view student images go to www.tracishipleystudio.tumblr.com Facts are meaningless. You can use facts to prove anything that’s even remotely true. -Homer Simpson My work generates vignettes culled from conspiracies, myths and the unbelievable. The obsession of the unknown and unexplained pulled through a medium of educational paraphernalia. Instruments used to teach facts, such as a chalkboard. I enjoy the precarious nature of chalk, how it serves as a vessel for educational needs. Yet its fragility is never present with a simple brush of one’s hand, vanishing into a quagmire of abstract words and figures. Currently, I am exploring aspects of monsters and what defines them. Dolls from my childhood pursue these monsters. My aim is to explore and exploit the belief in monsters and create a conundrum between who exactly are the villains in my work the dolls or the monsters.Traci ShipleyTumblr (3.0; @tracishipley)http://tracishipley.com/Untitled, burlap, books, rope. fabric, comic books<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fgloVxrF1r0ycpko1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fgloVxrF1r0ycpko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fgloVxrF1r0ycpko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fgloVxrF1r0ycpko7_r1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><b>Untitled</b>, burlap, books, rope. fabric, comic books</p>http://tracishipley.com/post/23543886520http://tracishipley.com/post/23543886520Tue, 22 May 2012 10:08:00 -04001.Finding Ameila Earhart and 2.The Mothman, nupastel on canvas<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e455Qe2f1r0ycpko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e455Qe2f1r0ycpko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>1.<b>Finding Ameila Earhart</b> and 2.<b>The Mothman</b>, nupastel on canvas</p>http://tracishipley.com/post/23496305495http://tracishipley.com/post/23496305495Mon, 21 May 2012 16:41:00 -04001.Manhattan Project and 2.CIA and LSD, nupastel on chalkboard...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e3pnPudo1r0ycpko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e3pnPudo1r0ycpko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>1.<b>Manhattan Project</b> and 2.<b>CIA and LSD</b>, nupastel on chalkboard easels</p>http://tracishipley.com/post/23495824348http://tracishipley.com/post/23495824348Mon, 21 May 2012 16:32:00 -04001.Bermuda Triangle and 2.Atlantis, nupastel on chalkboard<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e2ywy7SC1r0ycpko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e2ywy7SC1r0ycpko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>1.<b>Bermuda Triangle</b> and 2.<b>Atlantis</b>, nupastel on chalkboard</p>http://tracishipley.com/post/23494999339http://tracishipley.com/post/23494999339Mon, 21 May 2012 16:16:00 -04001.Alien Autopsy and 2.The Kraken, nupastel on chalkboard<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e2ny5Kiw1r0ycpko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e2ny5Kiw1r0ycpko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>1.<b>Alien Autopsy</b> and 2.<b>The Kraken</b>, nupastel on chalkboard</p>http://tracishipley.com/post/23494667486http://tracishipley.com/post/23494667486Mon, 21 May 2012 16:09:00 -04001.Monster Hunter Reconnaissance and 2.1000 monster...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e27m8QuR1r0ycpko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e27m8QuR1r0ycpko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>1.<b>Monster Hunter Reconnaissance</b> and 2.<b>1000 monster Hunters</b>,linocut and acrylic on paper</p>http://tracishipley.com/post/23494185702http://tracishipley.com/post/23494185702Mon, 21 May 2012 15:59:00 -0400Monster hunter’s battle with the Minotaur, oils on...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dx99PLCe1r0ycpko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dx99PLCe1r0ycpko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><b>Monster hunter’s battle with the Minotaur</b>, oils on chalkboard, film box, fabric, concrete</p>http://tracishipley.com/post/23489438068http://tracishipley.com/post/23489438068Mon, 21 May 2012 14:12:00 -0400Death of Emmy Jo Monster Hunter, oils on chalkboard<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dx7eLC0o1r0ycpko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Death of Emmy Jo Monster Hunter</b>, oils on chalkboard</p>http://tracishipley.com/post/23489391708http://tracishipley.com/post/23489391708Mon, 21 May 2012 14:11:00 -0400Monster Hunter War Room, dolls, bricks, monster parts, school...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dwa9Ozu31r0ycpko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dwa9Ozu31r0ycpko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dwa9Ozu31r0ycpko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dwa9Ozu31r0ycpko6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dwa9Ozu31r0ycpko7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dwa9Ozu31r0ycpko8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dwa9Ozu31r0ycpko9_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dwa9Ozu31r0ycpko10_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><b>Monster Hunter War Room</b>, dolls, bricks, monster parts, school desks</p>http://tracishipley.com/post/23488568843http://tracishipley.com/post/23488568843Mon, 21 May 2012 13:51:00 -0400Monster Hunter’s battle with Medusa, oil on chalkboard,...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dvouxN2w1r0ycpko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dvouxN2w1r0ycpko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><b>Monster Hunter’s battle with Medusa</b>, oil on chalkboard, dress form, concrete, fabric, armor</p>http://tracishipley.com/post/23488004703http://tracishipley.com/post/23488004703Mon, 21 May 2012 13:38:00 -0400Moonlanding, nupastel in chalkboard desk<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4duseLtd91r0ycpko1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4duseLtd91r0ycpko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><b>Moonlanding</b>, nupastel in chalkboard desk</p>http://tracishipley.com/post/23487060256http://tracishipley.com/post/23487060256Mon, 21 May 2012 13:19:00 -0400Loch Ness Monster Carcass, raw silk, surgical silk, 100 lbs of...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s59cTMh21r0ycpko1_500.jpg"/><br/> Locn Ness Monster Carcass<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s59cTMh21r0ycpko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s59cTMh21r0ycpko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s59cTMh21r0ycpko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s59cTMh21r0ycpko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s59cTMh21r0ycpko8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s59cTMh21r0ycpko9_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s59cTMh21r0ycpko11_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s59cTMh21r0ycpko12_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s59cTMh21r0ycpko13_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><b>Loch Ness Monster Carcass</b>, raw silk, surgical silk, 100 lbs of fiberfil</p>http://tracishipley.com/post/22746337474http://tracishipley.com/post/22746337474Wed, 09 May 2012 19:58:00 -0400