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Heres a new piece for a show with GRAIN Surfboards show.
have a look for more info here: www.grainsurfboards.com/
4” X 4” and 5” X 5”
Slate tile, glitter tiles, vitreous glass, keys, pearls, jewelry, coins, sea glass, shells, rocks, pebbles, pottery shards, and other “found objects.”
These smaller turtles are fun to work with! I’m calling them “Conversation Turtles.” There will be a story to go with each one… what he or she is looking for… what they might even miss if they don’t look carefully under things, etc. But… my story isn’t important. The important story will come from within each person who enjoys looking at them… and talking about the turtle with others. I hope to name each one.
A wonderful old paint brush with a metal veil. I think the metal veil came from Guatemala years ago. The eyes are bottle caps with doll eyes and the nose is a piece of wood.
Michael's heavy duty guitar bristles with rusty nails and other found metal objects. It hangs out in the garden and dares anyone to pick it up and play it.
This happy little fella was started in Michael de Meng's Mad Alchemist's Cabinet workshop at Valley Ridge Art Studio. He consists of an old box, doll arms, deer skull, plastic bags, an old stand, a stone, a clock part, two sleigh bells and some transfers. Oh yeah, and a home-made condom. Exhibited in The Riverwest Artists' Associations February gallery show The Thin Line, a thematic exhibition that explores the infamous thin line between love and hate which ran February 13 – March 11, 2010.
As summer has turned into fall it's time to say good-bye for a while to one of my favorite insects, the mighty cicada. Take your cicada love with you into the cool weather with this little beauty. Brass cicada measures about 2"long by about 1" wide. I first put a rich black patina on the little critter, then riveted it securely to a ring and hung it from an 18" black brass ball chain. Ready for your wearing pleasure.
Found more than six pounds of sea glass yesterday. There were a lot more sea glass hunters on the beach, probably because it was one of the lowest tides of the year.
When Prof. Erstwhile Entwhistle happened upon the wreckage of the Time Machine he was shocked at what he saw. Yes, the beautiful hand-etched brass ribbing was intact, even Lady Matilda Machination's gorgeous and ingenious control panel was present. Many other inspired and well-crafted items for journeying through space and time survived the crash. What puzzled him most however was the lack of human remains. Not a bone, scrap of cloth, hank of hair was present. A chill went up and down his back as all that he found were these time-traveler goggles. It is with much regret that he has entrusted me to put these up for sale with the proceeds earmarked for the repair of his precious mechanism. Let'em eat steam!
These are standard flip-top welding/brazing goggles that have been embellished with well-sealed faux gold leaf which was further "antiqued" with a faux finish. They are ready to be worn as they are or modded further to meet your steamy needs. If you find the eyecup goggles too dainty for your look these are a great alternative.
My gardens have always ended up with many additions. There is not a plant that doesn't have a companion tucked in amongst its fronds. They all seem to co-exist in great harmony, although there is an occasional grump that just doesn't want to share the spotlight. Eventually I find the perfect flora to brighten up its day and all becomes peaceful again.
An odd thing to find by a duck pond at a Wildlife Refuge. There were cards inside, but the whole thing had been in mud and reeds for awhile; so the cards were all mildewed.
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ICE FORMS No.1 - RECTANGLE
This could well be referred to as "art of the ephemeral found object". About 20 minutes after my making the photo the brick had melted its way through the 8mm thick sheet of ice.
[For a full view of the tiny details it's best viewed at 1654x1200 pixels]
In my quest for studio organization, I put all (ok, most) of my found objects in one drawer for easy viewing and access....
5 x 4 x 10 inch shadowbox
Read about how it came to life at my blog: srolfe.com/2012/02/02/multiples/