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This piece started life as the half of an oversized locket (2 1/2"x2"). By the time I found it, the top of the locket was gone. I turned it on its side, added resin and steampunk goodies, primarily watch parts. And what lovely parts they are! an antique safety pinion engraved with a design and the words "H.W.W. Co., Waltham Mass, 17 Jewels". A gold engraved speed adjuster to make the watch go faster or slower, wonderful tiny gears and screws. One part still has a tiny ruby in it! I distressed the outside of the locket to enhance the steampunk vibe, added some fishing gear dangles and put it on a very long vintage chain (28"). The chain could even be doubled around your slender neck. I am a trained, if somewhat timely, silversmith and have built this piece to last.
This is from my new series of assemblages/ icons created with antique decorative metal door plates. I made a Frozen Charlotte like doll with Plaster of Paris silicon mold. I used great antique jewelry pieces and gold gilt paint. I used a found metal fashioned piece across the back of the work. I added the above quote by Rilke and put a tiny piece of map peeking through the key hole. The figure has tiny insect wings. .
Somehow the fittings on this piece made me think of the old Victorian gasoliers, so atmospheric and dark. Anyone see the movie "gaslight"? Then you know the reference. This piece started with putting lots of patinas on things. The wonderful tassel was just a little too new-looking and the little cherub was a bit shiny as well. The only thing that was perfect was the dark wing-like piece that still wears its Belle Epoque dark finish. It originally graced a clock. It measures just over 2" and the entire center assembly is 7" long with a beautifully patinaed and sealed chain of 16" closed with a safety clasp. I am thinking this could also work for a flapper look with the right dress. All items are riveted together for many years of pleasure!
Fellow Etsian, TotusMel, practices the art of tatting and is sponsoring a contest to declare that "Tatting is not a Lost Art". I purchased the tatted medallion from her and having just finished another entry for the Etsy Steamteam's contest "Time Flies" thought it would be fun to turn things around a bit, thus this piece "Flies' Time"! The tatted piece is fastened to a watch back plate to ensure a steampunk vibe. The 2 little flies which I have applied some special patinas to seem to puzzle over the watch face which has no hands. This lovely assemblage is riveted to a bow-shaped vintage filigree which hangs from a 16" brass chain with a similarly motley-hued patina to the flies. A safety lobster clasp secures everything. I am a trained silversmith and have assembled this piece with care to last a lifetime or more.
This morning's flea market finds. Dauvit if you are watching the iron thingy on the left is for you. VERY excited about the old alphabet stamp set!!
Look closely!
It might be a little warm for pond hockey.
The shops on Martha's Vineyard are so cool. PS thats Joanne in the reflection :)
Some of the material I found in the factory that I visited on the day of my interview for the job in Birmingham.
Am I brave enough to leave this combination well alone?!
Taken with Panasonic 20mm f1.7 lens on Panasonic GX7.
art, wooden plaque, saw blades, clock hands, assemblage, lock parts, metals pieces, beeswax, glazier's point, dried grass, cut nail, found object
4.75" X 6.75"
Walking through the kitchen with the camera, stopped for a quick snap with the art filter.
Olympus Pen-F
Olympus 12-50mm
Olympus Art Filter
Ruth Tabancay. 21" x 33" x 60". Used Teabags, Hand-sticted muslin, and embroidery.
This quilt, made from found, used, teabags, speaks to the user by evoking the notion of friendship, comfort, and warmth that is associated with drinking tea. Her work is an opposition to "high-tech" and calls on the sculptural forms of everyday life.
Found object still life at the Shotonfilm store in Lake City, Seattle, WA
Olympus Pen-F
Olympus 9-18mm
I saw this wonderful face with the pins, glitter glue and whatever in bmuses Etsy shop and knew I wanted to do something interesting with it. He sat around the studio for a couple of weeks while I was working on King Neptune's Favorite and then finally the Art Nouveau door escutcheon surfaced and he started letting me know who he was and what he needed. I have in mind that he is part of the awakening of Spring and our hearts and minds as we stretch, gaze into the sunlight and start to dig in the warm spring earth, to weed and see what delights might be coming in the way of flowers and fruits. He is made with the afore-mentioned Art Nouveau door escutcheon, patinated leaf shapes, found iron ring, watch part halo and of course the inspiration for this piece the wonderful polymer face cab from bmuses. He was intended to be a magnet and so the head is attached by the magnet only. If you feel this would be a problem in your household, just let me know and I will epoxy the daylights out of it and the head will stay put. All other connections are my usual rivets which will last one or more lifetimes. He measures 10" by 3 1/2" and is somewhat heavy. Welcome Spring and to the Lord of the Dark Earth. check my profile for availability
Shelton, my latest assemblage and lil' brudda of Shelby.
Read how Shelton came to be here: srolfe.com/?p=1376
"The Plastic Botanist" series ...
Discarded artificial flowers, ready for the garbage ... thought I would try to give them a new life ... on film at least.
Hasselblad + Carl Zeiss Sonnar 150mm f4.0 + Fuji Acros 100 @ 80 iso + Rodinal 1:100 @ 50 minute stand
Pendant - bangle half, draw pull surround, sewing machine part, camera parts, shaver parts, lamp parts, wire.
Read about how these hearts were made here: srolfe.com/2013/02/12/valentines-day-the-assemblage-way/
Read about how these hearts were made here: srolfe.com/2013/02/12/valentines-day-the-assemblage-way/
I chose an Australian gum tree pod as my found object. It is set with blind rivets and held in place by tension and some stitches that I pulled up in metal.
Mmmm... perhaps my initial interpretation of this scene is too gender biased. Finland is a very modern country, after all.
So the title could also be "Like Mother, Like Son" or "Like Father, Like Daughter" or...
Map it: Google Earth | Street | Satellite | Hybrid | Nautical