Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric is a poisonous fungus: The quintessential toadstool. Some authorities believe that this strikingly beautiful “fly agaric” mushroom was the mysterious God-narcotic “Divine Soma” of ancient India.
This experiment is about mixing & combining nature with manmade… the natural world with the material world. In this case a fly agaric with a pair of ladies shoes. It may sound bizarre but that’s the beauty of it. When you get down to the nitty gritty its all made up of the same stuff….atoms, molecules, fragments, particles, sparkles, colours, magic etc. In my mind it is possible to create the impossible, it’s only through limiting thinking that we fail to see the opportunities to create a vision or concept that is alien to the generic lifestyle that is prevalent today.These fly agaric shoes have allowed me to use my imagination to produce a unique concept.
We all too often underestimate our abilities as creators of our own vision.
Emma Barone - Art Blog 