Author Ellen Kushner writes in on behalf of the lovely Interstitial Arts Foundation, saying
To celebrate the release of Interfictions 2, their (our?) second original anthology of interstitial writing (edited by Delia Sherman & Christopher Barzak), the Interstitial Arts Foundation (promoting “art made in the interstices between genres and categories…disciplines, mediums, and cultures”) invited artists & crafters to create original pieces based on stories in the book. (We did this months in advance, so all the artists got sneak peeks at the unpublished stories they chose.)The results include a bookmark sewn with little bits that “make alien things seem oddly familar” like Theodora Goss’s story “The Child-Empress of Mars,” a glass bottle containing fragments of Shira Lipkin’s story “Valentines” recorded in multiple mediums, and a cocktail hat embellished with semi-precious stones, refrigerator magnets, sequins, and an origami frog, all caught in a net along with words, inspired by Camilla Bruce’s “Berry Moon.”
Bidding runs through December 8th, and stuff will be shipped in time for the holidays. All funds raised will go toward further interstitial art projects, including anthologies, exhibitions, and salons. The IAF is dedicated to supporting and inspiring art that crosses, falls between, or breaks apart borders — such as the pieces in this year’s auction! We were amazed at just how interstitial the actual works turned out to be – and many of the artists have thanked us for giving them space to experiment and stretch their usual boundaries.
Interstitial Arts Foundation Auctions
(Thanks, Ellen!)