NEWS:
No guarantee that custom work ordered beyond this point will be ready for the holidays. If you don't have a deadline or are thinking about valentines and future birthdays then order away! Pre-made paintings and other merchandise is ready to go!
Shippping/Returns/Refunds aka The Boring Stuff
I include insurance on all paintings. I ship via USPS. Because all of my items are one of a kind I do not accept returns or give refunds unless the item is damaged.
Please Allow up to 4 weeks for custom orders to be completed. All others will be shipped within 48 hours of ordering. Customers will recieve weekly updates on the progress of their paintings via email.
Mini Statement:
Ornaglyphs are single panel comics that can stand along as individual paintings or may be grouped together to create original comic strips. The hieroglyphic non-language has no meaning. It is up to the looker to come up with their own story!
Bio:
My name is Mindy Fisher! The ornaglyphology movement was created from a bout of writers block. Back in 1998 I created a comic called Mwaguzi which had the same asemic writing that I use in my paintings. After I graduated from high school I took a break from making comics to pursue a degree in theater (concentration in set design) from Columbia College. When I got out of there I started working on illustration and got back into comics. I co-created two issues of a mini-comic called Undeciluna (which also featured the ornaglyphs which was partly coined by John from Love Bunni Press). After awhile I caught a strong bout of writers block and was encouraged by my boyfriend to create paintings in the ornaglyph style. Since then I have been working on my series in gouache painting form. I also create custom portraits using my carefully chosen palette and style. I enjoy collaborating with my clients to create wacky images. Ornaglyphs make perfect gifts for the oddballs that you know (or for yourself if you are one).
Fun Fact:
Orna is Latin for bird, glyph is greek for print. I don't translate it this way. I do use a lot of birds in my paintings. The glyph stems more from the fact that people say my writing looks like hieroglyphs.