Elvish Lyrist (Talisman to Ward Off Love)

Elvish Lyrist (Talisman to Ward Off Love) 12"x9"; Magic the Gathering Card, porn from Fred Bookhardt’s estate sale, fishing and hunting magazines; 2026 Type: Collage Elvish Lyrist (Talisman to Ward Off Love) considers creativity as a path back toward the self, and perhaps toward love. Where Elf Replica turns toward hiding and protection, this work turns toward song, hobbies, pleasure, and the small rituals that make a person feel whole. The lyrist suggests an artist figure, someone who survives through making, singing, arranging, and getting lost in their own interests. In this collage, love is still consuming, but creativity offers a way to move through that feeling rather than be overtaken by it. The fan, body, landscape, and Magic card become fragments of longing and self-recognition. The talisman does not simply ward off love; it asks whether falling into art, fantasy, and desire might be another way of finding it.