...and now a word from Georganne Deen

I am known as a visual artist but I have written poetry longer than I've drawn pictures. I only started drawing because no one would read my poems anymore (after about the 5th grade or so). The first person to publish a poem of mine was Thurston Moore and I was already over half a century old. Then I had the great fortune to have a book of poetry, art and music published, Western Witch, Season of the, by Viggo Mortensen, who seems to appreciate my work as much as he loves to root for the underdogs of this world. Witness his beautiful publishing concern: www.percevalpress.com

About my artwork: probably my least favorite artistic expression is that of the confessional. But unconsciously I am forever trying to sort out my mistakes, divest myself of some unpleasant thought forms or give some believability to anxious hopes by bringing them into the light of day. So even if I said that I was just painting George Jones jumping off a cliff in a Louis Vuitton jumpsuit, I’d later realize that I had illustrated my urge to have sex with my dad or something. It’s kind of a drag but I’m resigned. I don’t seem to have anything that the rest of the modern world isn’t crawling with. See for yourself: www.westernwitch.com

About the bookmark: I am hoping to build up my empire, Western Witch, with modest notions. One of them is to create individual perfumes for persons who send me an article of clothing which is saturated in their scent. This bookmark is an idea for an advertisement of this said idea. I will also deliver a morality tale with horrifying visual aids which I once laid upon an awestruck gathering at the Hammer Museum for their Ghost and Horror Night. If I get the nerve to perform musically at the Smart Gals Soiree, it will be a first for me. My friend Mackie Osborne and I will try to be The Gorgon Sisters, if only just for this one night.