ocasiocasa (oh-KAH-see-oh KAH-sah) n. the diverse art born within the house of ocasio
oh-kah-see-oh kah-sah…
This was created to use as a trailer at the end of short videos jeff and i dream and scheme about making.
making a shelter for ira starman
. Some of our dolls are in local retail shops, and some are in our Etsy shop online. . . . And while I’ve been really happy with how they turned out, and the reception they’ve received, I’ve also felt that they seem a little vulnerable in the spaces they occupy—out in the open and over-exposed, [...]
dictionary paper blooms and salvaged aluminum wire
. I’ve been on the lookout for paper flowers that can be made easily with old dictionary paper. I wanted to add them to our altered bottles to pretty-up the photos in our etsy shop, and to make the bottles themselves even more of a unique gift item. . . Jeff adds the sculpted design on [...]
digital art zine – spring issue 2011
Published at issuu.com, is our first digital art zine of my illustrations featuring jeff’s altered dolls he has made from sculpting with masking tape. I hope to create these issues twice a year to help document our works’ progression. Each image is numbered and the names can be found on the back cover. Several of [...]
hilda meets renny – a stop motion video
This is an ocasiocasa stop motion video of Hilda, the art doll, in the making. While Renny will be staying close to home for more photo shoots, and will be featured in upcoming illustrations. Once again, our music track was created by our son, Lucas.
book cover art photography
. Stacked in a pile, high on a shelf, in a hall closet, were some old hardback book covers. Many were Readers Digest. They were put there so long ago, we aren’t sure what happened to all the pages that used to be inside of them. We feel confident that they were used up in [...]
storefronting square space style…
. The Franklin Shops on first street is a newly opened boutique retail center inside a refurbished 1930’s hardware store, and a welcomed addition to our historic river district. . . Our artwork has taken up residence inside of some of the square space wall-units in the shop. . . . Something new in our [...]
local exposure is always good…
… …and Jeff and I have been working on exactly that. From mini art displays in front of a downtown shop, which is opening soon and will be home to some of our items, to several small street art festivals, to exhibiting in a local art gallery. … . Space 39 is where we’ve been [...]
an art doll montage
Jeff and I create art with reclaimed dolls. Here’s a fast moving collection of snapshots from our studio. The soundtrack was created by our son, lucas ocasio.
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