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The Stars Are Right 2

The Stars Are Right 2 by Amy Crook, $450

I went to a whole bunch of galleries a while ago, and one of them had these great pieces in them that looked like decaying pages of ancient texts, written in incomprehensible languages. My brain, of course, immediately went to the Cthulhu Mythos, and I thought how cool would it be to put the strange text in the stars instead. I put lines around my salt constellation to show how right the stars have become, and wended the alien language through and around both the planet and constellation. I think perhaps this is how the world would look if Cthulhu did rise above the waves, a single mass of green-slimed water dotted with the cities of the dead.

The Stars Are Right 2, 7″x5″ mixed media on paper, $450 framed, with free shipping.

The Stars Are Right 2, detail 1, by Amy Crook

Above you can see a close-up of the salt crystals on the planet, their quieter glimmer outshone by the silver glitter of the strange ancient language. Below, the fateful constellation nestles among the incomprehensible words, spelling out doom for those who know how to read the stars.

The Stars Are Right 2, detail 2, by Amy Crook

And finally you can see the piece in its frame. Although it’s very different than the original The Stars Are Right from last year, I felt like the name was just too obvious to ignore.

The Stars Are Right 2, framed art by Amy Crook

• Title: The Stars Are Right 2
• 7 in. x 5 in. Arches cover black paper with salt, Japanese watercolor and glitter gel pen
• $450 for the original (tax will be added if you live in CA)
• Frame is included at no additional charge, even the glass
• Shipping is free anywhere in the world
• Payment plans are available, just email me
• The button below will take you to Paypal – if you’d like to pay another way, just let me know and we’ll work it out

Tags: black paper, cthulhu, for sale, glitter gel pen, japanese watercolor, planet, salt, stars, stars are right

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