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Old lock creates body for this dada art doll with a rusty beverage can top with the original openings for her eyes.
A rusty old bike chain makes her arms, shoulders and hands.
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art, wooden jewelry box drawer, vintage wallpaper sample, assemblage, suitcase handle, glass balls, cut nails, rusty spring, door hardware, metal washers, found object
14.5" by 11"
*thanks Tutti*
polymer clay, postage stamp, typewriter parts, camera parts, steel wire, sterling silver, acrylic paint, acrylic medium.
Base is a Formica color sample (grunged). Objects include pocket watch part with eyelets added, photo turns, key, metal corner, amusement token, suspender clip and hardware. Antique copper ballchain by Tim Holtz (available at Bonnie's Best.)
An old rusty can with a doll head attached and camera parts for eyes makes this little guy happily poised with outstreched hand and a yellow balloon.
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Based in London, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, The Mill collaborate on award-winning (you can't help but notice the prominently displayed Oscar and two BAFTA awards as you walked into their London base) moving image, design and digital projects for the advertising, film, TV, games and music industry. They also put the two massive front windows of their London building to good use as a display areas for contemporary artwork.
So I was rather pleased when they invited me to exhibit my work in their London space (40-41 Great Marlborough Street, at the top of Carnaby Street, and a few doors along from the Liberty Store) for the whole of June and July 2013.
For the show I installed four works; in the deeper window, Orifice Tower, Pharos Cyclops #1 and 2, and in the shallow window, Planetoid 210. Although all three pieces (for the sake of argument I'll call 'Pharos Cyclops #1 and 2' one piece for now) share certain commonalities, they are also examples of different lines of enquiry that I have pursued. For this installation I wanted to give an insight into the divergent aspect of my practice; to show how various works can trigger ideas for newer and slightly different pieces, which in turn lead to further, and thus less related, works. To highlight this aspect of the development of my work I displayed the two Cyclops pieces on bright green deckchairs, the colour of which is a reference to one of my earliest sculptures, And When I'm a Man (I'll Think as a Man). Being bright green and made of fibreglass, plastic and resin, this earlier work offers a stark contrast to the directs of much of my current work.
This started with the antique enameled watch face which had clearly seen better days. I gently riveted it to the repoussed back piece and then further secured it with resin both to keep it in place and to prevent further deterioration. A vintage filigree was added at top and I added movement to the piece with fishing gear and watch gears and parts. The centerpiece measures 2 1/2" x 2" and hangs gracefully from an 18" solid brass ball chain. I am a trained if somewhat decayed, silversmith and have built this piece to last. Let'em eat steam!
Found in our garden in Herne Hill South London 1979. Its either very old or someone's failed ceramics project...
An old cigarette packet found under our floorboards, I've no idea of the date but I like to think it was discarded there when the house was built around 1910. Any suggestions on dates for this?
…and the bottom flap on the inner sliding container.
A single boot standing on the deck like it had just kicked it's mate off and was thinking about what to kick off next.
In this piece plastic, resin, colored pencils, and Sharpies come together on a filigree to create a little steampunk magic. The Octopus was hand-drawn by me and riveted to a filigree, then filled in with resin on the back for extra durability. He dangles from an 16"vintage brass chain and there is a little mermaid dangling off the bottom of the filigree. I am a trained, if somewhat twisted, silver smith and have assembled this piece to give many years of pleasurable adornment. One of a kind. Let'em eat steam!
Centerpiece is made with vintage tin segment,brass filigree,
and a bezel-set carnelian.
Handmade sterling chain with more carnelian dangles
ADDDA's BEST & FAVs of 08- FOUND ITEM- note at statue of Jesus.
LOURDES is a religious tourist trap..but it is also very peaceful, and meditative. The city is absolutely charming , ok away from the junky religious tacky shops...
This 'found object' was found along the STATIONS OF THE CROSS. It was written in ENGLISH and wished/blessed all those who passed by.
It was a rather lovely gesture. Of course, the grounds are kept spotless, and it was removed not long after this photo was taken.
burn barrel cover, rope, wild turkey feathers, vintage iron plate, hinge, electric pole number, glass beads, clock gears, assemblage, spade terminals, dome nuts, constellation maps, found object
20.5"
Curious and perfectly pilloried chicken-bone, looming maniacally before the sprawling monad of downtown Dallas
I took time out for a little thrift shopping during the ECU Metals Symposium and found a few things Bob Ebendorf had missed! It's the first time I have seen a pince-nez with a hairpin attached.
ADDA's BEST & FAV of 08-some of my fav THREE fav objects of 2008-
the purple ball of string found in the streets of paris....the little white angel purchased at a paris brocante...and the incredible PARIS map book - a gift from his dear friend INGRID!
Signage isn't my usual stock in trade, but finding my long-time friend and hairstylist frustrated by having to place an exit sign in his beautiful space spurred me to help out with something that would fit his aesthetic and satisfy the insurance company. Etched copper with found objects and patinas.
Sterling Silver
Found objects
These snap pieces were found along the Eastbank Esplanade in Portland, OR. We found a trail down to a little ledge over the river, and I started picking these up, thinking they were muddy. Wrong! They had been in clothing that had been burned. Kind of creepy, but I took them home anyway and cleaned them up. They make a nice shaking sound.
Pendant made for my colleague, Rachael Colley, from an iron nail she found in her garden.
Taken with Panasonic 20mm f1.7 lens on Panasonic GX7.
I have taken a vintage brass locket(1 3/4" x 1 1/2"), given it a dark ammonia patina and riveted all sorts of steampunk delights to the front of it. There is a beautifully engraved, old safety pinion inscribed "American Waltham Watch Co," they don't make them like this any more! Also there is a fragment of a swiss watch dial and vintage steel and brass cogs. I have left the inside of the locket empty for your pictures, although if you wanted tintypes in there I could add them for an additional charge. The beautifully embellished locket dangles from a decorative vintage brass seashell. A heavy copper rolo chain of 18" completes the piece. A sturdy lobster clasp will keep this secure. All items, including the chain, have been clear-coated to protect patinas and finishes. I am a trained silversmith and have assembled this piece with care to last for many generations. One of a kind.