The Art and Tales of Bone Artist Rocky Digati
Table of Contents
Rocky's Background and Inspiration
Her Artistic Process and Materials
The Ghost in Her Victorian Home
Her Hopes for Viewers
Rocky's Background and Inspiration
Raquel "Rocky" Digati is an artist, writer and musician originally from Bristol, Rhode Island. She has loved bones, skulls, and all things odd and grim since childhood, when she explored the historic cemeteries of New England. Her father, sister, uncle, and cousin were/are artists and art teachers. She's the black sheep of the family, working in medical IT by day and creating art and writing by night, sometimes performing music on weekends.
Rocky draws inspiration from nature, science, and the curiosities of life. As a child, she was fascinated by found animal bones and sea shells. She is inspired by sacred geometry, anatomy, and the natural world. Rocky aims to unveil the beauty in bones, seeing them as more than remains but rather sculptural objects with artistic qualities.
Her Artistic Process and Materials
Rocky obtains bones ethically from medical and scientific sources. She then carefully cleans, prepares, and sometimes alters them artistically. Her techniques include painting, drawing, sculpting, and reconstructing bones and skulls into works of art.
Rocky works with various materials beyond bones, including metals, crystals, antlers, insects, and flowers. She incorporates these natural elements into mixed media sculptures, shadowboxes, and jewelry. Her artistic style blends realism, surrealism, and a Gothic aesthetic.
The Ghost in Her Victorian Home
Rocky lives in a historic Victorian home in rural southern New Jersey. The 19th century house is rumored to be haunted by a friendly ghost seen and felt by Rocky and her friends. They have reported signs of the ghost's presence like footsteps, noises, and shifted objects.
Her Hopes for Viewers
Rocky Digati hopes her bone art and oddities evoke curiosity, intrigue, and wonder in viewers. She aims to create pieces that are thought-provoking about themes like life, death, and our connection to nature. By finding beauty in bones and skulls, she wants to inspire reflection on impermanence and appreciation for the small details of existence. Most of all, Rocky wishes to share her lifelong passion for the weird, macabre, and obscure with art that sparks delight, awe, and inspiration.
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