Artworks by Asphyxia

A portfolio of original art by Asphyxia of Fixie's Shelf.

• Open Doors

  Sometimes doors open for me. Mostly I open them myself. This is how I have survived (and thrived) as a deaf person in a hearing world. The reality for me is that if I wait, I will miss opportunities, often because I don't hear about them. When I want something, I open the door myself, and make it happen. And so much HAS happened as a result. This painting is to inspire anyone who wants to make stuff happen, and especially to inspire those who have extra obstacles in their path, such as a disability of some form.

• Actually I'm a boy

  Acrylic and watercolour on plastered fabric

• My heart is a bird

  Acrylic and watercolour on canvas. Sold.

• Not all birds fly

  This is a painting in my Not All Birds Fly series. They represent those of us who are different. For me, it's deafness. For some it's another disability or an illness. This series is a reminder that we all need to make the effort to accommodate everyone, to remember that not everyone can do everything...

• Sometimes I'd like to be a rabbit

  Acrylic and watercolour on canvas. Sold.

• You have become so dear to me

  Acrylic and watercolour paint on canvas. Sold.

• List of Dreams

  Functional art: a beautiful blackboard on which to write your goals, dreams and plans. When you see them every day, you are more likely to make them a reality.

• To my despair

  Hard times come to all of us. They are the moments that we fall into a black hole or that grief consumes us or that time simply slows right down and feels unbearable. They pass. They do. But sometimes it takes a while. Sometimes it feels as though we have handed our hearts over to a monster.

• Not all birds fly

  Not All Birds Fly represents those of us who are different. For me, it's deafness. For some it's another disability or an illness. This piece is a reminder that we all need to make the effort to accommodate everyone, to remember that not everyone can do everything...

• Bird girl

  Acrylic paint on plastered reclaimed fabric. Sold.

• Monkey X

  Acrylic paint on plastered reclaimed fabric.

• The black dog goes when it goes

  In other words, depression and emotional hard times are not something you can just snap out of. You need to wait it out, trust that it will pass eventually. This painting is a reminder that the the black dog will leave your home when it's good and ready. There's a healing cross on the roof of the house.. and numbers, numbers to count the days, to show the passing of time, numbers for patience…

• Red Cross

  The red cross represents health, healing, first aid and kindness. The numbers are to count the days, to show the passing of time, numbers for patience…

• Bike girl

  This is a stencil I designed and cut myself to represent the joy and playfulness that a bike can bring. My stencil series is a manifesto for how I want to live, depicting the values I hold dear to me. Bike riding, for me, is an important lifestyle choice to help the environment.

• Make Something

  Wool, knitting needles, acrylic, watercolour and spray paint on reclaimed wood. This is a stencil I designed and cut myself to represent the pleasure of DIY and making my own. My stencil series is a manifesto for how I want to live, depicting the values I hold dear to me. Everything we make holds a lower footprint than an equivalent bought thing. By making our own we are helping to save the world.

• Not an object, not an ornament

  This stencil protests against the way our society values women and girls for their looks more than any other trait.

• Catch the train

  My stencil series is a manifesto for how I want to live, depicting the values I hold dear to me. Catching the train, for me, is an important lifestyle choice to help the environment.

• The Rabbit Family

  Paper, glue, tape, fabric and buttons.

• Hope

  Plastered nicho on reclaimed wood, with a frozen Charlotte doll I sculpted and cast myself.