28 x 38 cm (11 x 15 inches)
38 x 51 cm (15 x 21″)
Inks, hand-printing, watercolour and mixed media on Fabriano Artistico 300gsm HP Watercolour paper.
1/9 SOLD
2/9 (13 x 17 inches) SOLD
3/9 GIFTED
4/9 SOLD
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This work is available as a limited-edition print (15 editions), created on Hahnemuhle German Etching Paper at the size of your choice.
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Amanda Palmer, of whom I have been a longtime fan and admirer, did the most amazing thing. She wrote a breathtaking piece to accompany this work. She has inspired several of my artworks. If you know her, I don’t have to explain why. In addition to being an extraordinary musician, writer, poet, human, soul-tornado, she is the possibly the least-afraid-of-getting-vulnerable person I have ever encountered. She tells the world she loves it. Almost every day. Enough said.
This is what she wrote:
This art by Niki McQueen Art is so beautiful I want to cry.
I am going through one of those long dark hallways at the moment. The systems are fragile as glass; everybody’s pain bodies are scratching at the door; winter is coming. Many I love are struggling to keep the proverbial lights on. I woke up this morning to the sound of rain falling on the dark roof, listened to a poem sent by a beloved, and spiraled into a beautiful essay about fear and how it ensnares us; lies and why people tell them; and what has happened to the female nervous system, the degraded mycelia of our trust and faith, over the last few years. It’s all connected.
Keep your senses of humor, my beautiful friends. If you have nothing you can laugh at, laugh at me. I’m ridiculous.
-Amanda Palmer
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This is Amanda opening the Keeper of Light which I sent to her and the team for Graveside Variety.
In the pit that was 2022, I’d been reading some of Amanda’s blogs, which never fail to inspire. She became the inspiration for a couple of artworks I made, including this one. I plucked up the courage to send them to her, just short of a year ago now. I was surprised and overwhelmed when she shared this and suggested we perhaps collaborate on some artwork for the Dolls’ upcoming tour. It was a transformative experience, to say the least ❤️
I'm glad this artwork brought you joy, Amanda, and I love your team for surprising you - what special souls surround you xx.
I have watched in wonder over the past year as you have walked through the darkness with poise and grace, and still managed to hold the light for those of us who needed it. As you have emerged into a new space of abundance, love and creativity, as you have overcome again and again. You are so important to so many and I thank you deeply. - NM
