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by will, grade 12
a self-portrait ceramic bust with a cut-out filled with found objects. the found objects represent a "worry" the artist is consumed by.
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 welding/brazing goggles that have been embellished with well-sealed faux gold leaf which was further enhanced with decals of decayed watch faces. The decals are protected with a coat of epoxy resin. Let'em eat steam!
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Walking up to Montmatre, ADDA came across several wild FOUND OBJECTS. The first was a BARE FOOT AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER. She must of been out of her mind to walk the streets of Paris barefooted. I will NOT go into all the stuff that is dangerous and yucky on the streets, but there is a reason Paris cleans its streets & sidewalks two times a week...Even the salesclerk in the bakery tried to warn her of the danger. Nope, barefoot makes her more creative, she responded.
So, after that experience, I turned the corner to see her snapping away, and i bump into this perfectly good kids drum set, as well as many other kids toys. Apparently, a birthday boys stash which were tossed soon after the party was over. I'm sure there was a crying little boy somewhere in Paris. I hope he grows up to become a drummer for AEROSMITH.
While exploring an island on the Mississippi River near Clinton, Iowa I found this on the water's edge. At first I was scared, I thought it was a real baby !
"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 1:50 @ 10 minutes
Still needs a little more cleaning up, the mirror added and the wood painted in black.
11-1/2 x 11-1/2 inches wooden frame
buttons, rocks and hand cut stained glass and stained glass tiles
grouted in charcoal
Orifice Tower started out as a quick thumbnail sketch that I drew whilst waiting for a talk to commence at the Jerwood Space in Bankside. I can't remember now what the talk was about but at that time I was working on some small sculptures that were basically wooden boxes that incorporated carved apertures or orifices. By this stage I'd become aware of the fact that much of my work was getting smaller and smaller so I decided to remedy this by creating elevated versions of these new Orifice Box sculptures. This also tied in with my love of tower structures.
stinky cheese fun--
TROU DU CRU--yes, one has to prouncue that correctly otherwise..you are saying...TROU DU CUE--which means...A-HOLE!
PHOTOS FOLLOW...well of the cheese...yes, ADDA is back to his cheese addiction as well as photo addiction...ok, of TROU DU CRU not TROU DU CUE!
HAVING lots of fun in PARIS==lots of FOUND OBJECTS photo ops--including CESAR in the LUXEMBORG GARDENS...yes, a hunk dressed in a togo as CESAR for his bachelor party. he was a great sport as everyone was taking photos of him.
Though my fav FOUND OBJECT was a piece of blue and white pottery chard found after workers dug up pipes in the LUXEMBORG GARDENS. humm, its nice to think that it came from the destruction of the king's place way way back when.
speaking of destruction, our US dollar to the EURO...omg...what is that FRENCH word you just learned...yes, eating alot at home,,, hence the TROU DU CRU and bagettes, and wonderful fresh veggies!
and of course, one always celebrates destruction...yes, tomorrow, is the GRAND ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAY 1968 STRIKE that crippled PARIS...so, yes, everything will be shut down...we do not plan to venture far from home. as, to get in the spirit, this weekend the busses were on limited or NO run schedules. good time to stay in the neighborhood....which we love, and apparently our upstairs neighbor who purchased her place way back in 1962!
SO, tomorrow is TROU DU CUE day ,,,and we;ll just stay in the neighborhood and have fun...
big hugs...
joseph & jackie
I thought this was pretty funny. H&M in Emeryville. I think she wants my hot chocolate or something.
Top: Target
Jeans: True Religion "Stella"
Bag: Moschino, Thrifted for $2
Necklace: Made by me from a broken jump drive
Bracelet: Cynthia H. Designs, found.
Shoes: Christian Louboutin
Hot Chocolate: Starbucks.
Sterling silver earrings and pendant, hand fabricated. River rocks and oxidized steel are added to pendant. Forged silver wire swirl is riveted to it. Rocks are set in grout. About 3" long.
$130., earrings $35.
Pen-nibs in the workshop, being used to make earring trios.
Taken with Panasonic-Leica Elmarit 45mm f2.8 Macro lens on Panasonic GH2.