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miss-mantis.bsky.social
Sculptor inspired by insects, mold, and other small and curious things. Everything I do is impacted by my experience of invisible disability and chronic pain. Queer, ento-goth Ms. Frizzle. https://www.jgklausner.com/
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Studio snapshot

submitted 21 hours ago • 0 comments

Sweet on You dimensions: 1x5x3" materials: Clay, chalk pastel pigment, acrylic paint, wire, cellophane, resin date: 2021 One of the interesting challenges in making this piece was sculpting the popsicle stick. I spent a long time examining a real one, looking closely at its textures and markings.

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Slowly moving forward...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Prints to benefit the ACLU! Remind yourself or a loved one of the wonderful garden you are, and help protect our rights! square.link/u/B2Cb99ZW

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

If oppressed people throughout history had decided that the horror of the moment meant that joy was decadent and irresponsible, there would be no jazz or drag or Purim

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Prints to benefit the ACLU! Remind yourself or a loved one of the wonderful garden you are, and help protect our rights! square.link/u/B2Cb99ZW

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Top and bottom of mole detail from "I Cannot Be a Meal, But I Can Be a Garden" Wool, clay, wire, foam, paint, coffee grounds

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

Detail of "I Cannot Be a Meal, But I Can Be a Garden" Clay, pigment, wire, paint 2024 A sprouted potato is ruined, unless you radically shift your perspective of what the value of a potato can be.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

I am my bruises and my soft flesh and my sweetness. I am my impermanence and imperfections. I am the stone at my core that exists to create. "Damaged Goods" Clay, pigment, fiber 2.5x3x2.5" 2024

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Non-binary trans person here, with the bilateral gynandromorph amazon ant (Polyergus longicornis alate/worker) I found - and which I really, really need in tattoo form 🖤

submitted 35 days ago • 41 comments

Putting Down Roots 52x12.5x12.5” Clay, acrylic paint, chalk pastel pigments, wire, sealant, coffee grounds, cotton 2021 The average length of a dandelion taproot is 6-18 inches, but they can grow up to 10 feet. A dandelion can regrow from as little as an inch of taproot left in the soil.

submitted 34 days ago • 3 comments

"I Cannot Be a Meal, But I Can Be a Garden" is a self portrait of my experience as a disabled person. A sprouted potato is ruined, unless you radically shift your perspective of what the value of a potato can be. 55x96x45" Foam, clay, paint, wire, wool, vintage tablecloth, plates, mixed media

submitted 35 days ago • 4 comments

Isopod Culture

submitted 35 days ago • 7 comments

Trying to take action on the things I can control, and finally creating an account here. Hoping to find community around art, nature, bugs, and other wonderful things!

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments