Jessica Dalva loves all things dusty and weathered – whether Victorian portraits of unhappy children or broken fence posts, abandoned and splintered. A mixture of sculpture, painting, fog, driftwood and crows, Dalva’s show draws mostly from the story of a sister who loses her brother to mysterious monsters thick in the fog and how she compensates for her loss by collecting piles of things she doesn’t need. “It seems to me that it is a common affliction these days to feel the need to acquire objects, or tasty treats, or gambling debts, in order to fill the spaces left behind by mysteries we cannot solve, loves lost or dreams abandoned; this show will look at how various people deal with inadequacies in their lives,” states Dalva. Dalva grew up in Northern California and recently graduated from Otis College of Art and Design with a BFA in illustration.

"They Just Wanted a Tea Party"
Acrylic and ink on paper
6.7" x 6.7"
$350

"Siblings"
Gauche and ink on butcher paper
10" x 8"
$400

"Vanity"
Sculpey, oil paint, beads, cloth
and resin on wood
16" x 13"
$1200
Sold

"Teacups"
Gauche and ink on illustration board
6.25" x 4.5"
$250

"Lone Crow"
Sculpey, acrylic paint, wire and wood
7" x 10" 
$400
Sold

"Marionette"
Mixed media
32" x 10" 
$800
Sold

"Fog Adventure"
Acrylic and ink on illustration board
4.75" x 4.5"
$250

"Father"
Oil paint, sculpey, wood and resin on board
(and pocket watch)
21" x 13" x 3"
$1000

"The Collection"
Oil painting set in mixed media box
26" x 23"
$1800
Sold

"Another Day"
Ink and gouache on paper
8" x 10"/ 10.5" x 12" framed
$275
Sold

"Child's Play"
Mixed media in a glass dome (detail)
9.5" x 9.5"
$500
Sold

"The Puppeteer"
Mixed media, framed
with hanging crow (detail)
8.5"x 22" (adjustable)
$500
Sold

"Etta, or Nobody's Plaything"
Mixed media marionette (detail)
18" x 10" in shadowbox
$475
Sold

"Florence, or the Little Crow's Courtesan"
Mixed media marionette (detail)
18" x 10" in shadowbox
$475
Sold

"Penelope, or the Fallen Trinket"
Mixed media marionette (detail)
18" x 10" in shadowbox
$475
Sold

"Friends For Life"
Ink and gouache on paper
8.5" x 8" / 14.5" sq. framed
$350
Sold

"Flying Crows"
10 Sculpey crows on fishing line
6" x 8"
$100 each
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"Monsters"
Sculpey, cloth
and oil paint on wood
24" x 17"
$1400
Sold

"Blind"
Sculpey, acrylic paint, cloth, doll hair and a feather on driftwood
10" x 10"
$500
Sold

"Five Headed Woman"
Sculpey, acrylic paint, cloth, doll hair, glass and metal chain
17" x 10"
$600
Sold

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