#retroartifacts

[saraphia]

Take me back Tuesday: Meet me in St. Louie❣️...where you can find the World’s Largest Amoco Sign!!! ps. Throughout this quarantine, I’ve really been struggling with artist’s block. It’s hard to make art when there’s so much sadness going on in the world, but those are also the times when it is needed the most. Naturally, it took me ‘til I was supposed to be preparing my taxes for inspiration to strike. While reminiscing about my awesome childhood in St. Louis, MO & how much I miss my family, I began to try to visually tell a story of my colorful youth & a nostalgic view of life in my great hometown. The ideas began seeping out of me and I can’t stop!!!! I am loving every minute. So, this summer I’m launching #saraphiaXstlouis ...”a trip down memory lane”. What I’ve found is that visual evidence of bygone era places is exceedingly {surprisingly so} hard to find, even out on there on the ol’ interweb. Some of my favorite establishments of yesteryear are almost impossible to find images of! So, I’ve decided I’m going to devote my summer to creating them. To all of the places and things that are most vivid in the corners of my mind. Cheers to finding comfort in what surrounded you growing up! {Swipe➡️ for a sneak peak of the collection, which will all be mixed media/screened on canvas, accented with glitter & lacquered.} #stlouis #takemeback #stlouie #takemebacktuesday #tbt #amoco #stlouisart #stuffilove #rightbyhome #missingthelou #retroartifacts #matchbooks #memorylane #visualhistory #retro #oldtypography #neonsigns #popart #mixedmedia #saraphia #saraphiaXstlouis (at St. Louis, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAq_biilkhh/?igshid=3azy0v9h9l3f