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Our neighbors in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California has pumpkins on display. Taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max set to raw.
This tree in a neighbor's yard in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California is just beginning to bloom. Taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max set to macro and raw.
Found Objects Project
This is the original study for photographing the lamp. Please have a look at the final version.
This image shows a curated collection of sea glass (beach glass) gathered from various sources and arranged as a tabletop still life.
Visible colors include:
* White/clear
* Amber and honey
* Olive and lime green
* Emerald green
* Aqua and seafoam
* Light blue
* Cobalt blue
* Red
* Brown
Several pieces exhibit the classic characteristics of mature sea glass:
* Rounded edges
* Uniform frosting
* Surface pitting from abrasion
* Loss of original bottle or container shape
A few objects appear to be quartz, polished pebbles, ceramic fragments, or less-weathered glass mixed into the collection.
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Description
The frame is densely filled with overlapping pieces of colored glass and stone.
Two large emerald-green pieces near the center act as visual anchors. Around them are clusters of cobalt blue, pale aqua, amber, and clear glass. The composition contains virtually no empty space, creating a rich visual field of color, shape, and texture.
The lighting from the upper left and upper right creates:
* Soft highlights on curved surfaces
* Subtle shadows between objects
* Enhanced visibility of frosting and weathering
* Strong color saturation without excessive translucency
The image emphasizes the tactile qualities of the material as much as its color.
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Discussion as Art
This photograph functions as an abstract still life built from found objects.
Color
Color is the primary visual language.
Cool blues and greens dominate the center, while warm ambers, reds, and browns provide contrast throughout the frame. The arrangement feels balanced despite the apparent randomness.
Texture
The weathered surfaces are central to the image’s appeal.
The sea glass carries evidence of years or decades of ocean abrasion. The frosted finish diffuses light and creates a soft, almost velvety appearance.
Pattern and Density
The edge-to-edge arrangement produces a mosaic-like structure. The eye moves continuously through the frame discovering new shapes and color relationships.
Transformation
One of the strongest conceptual elements is transformation:
* Manufactured objects become discarded waste.
* The ocean reshapes them into organic forms.
* Collection and photography elevate them into aesthetic objects.
The image can be viewed as a study of:
* Time
* Weathering
* Color
* Accumulation
* Environmental transformation
Artistic Influences
The photograph relates to:
* Abstract photography
* Cabinet-of-curiosities collections
* Scientific specimen photography
* Color-field composition
* Contemporary found-object art
The result is both documentary and abstract: a record of physical objects that simultaneously becomes an exploration of light, color, and form.
For more on this one, you could have a look at my blog: davewhatt.wordpress.com/2018/07/09/this-is-not-art-no-25/
The altered bottle in the foreground is step one of a larger project for an upcoming show in Sacramento.
I'll update as it progresses.
This steampunk ring features a favorite insect, the cicada. First I soldered a sterling bezel on his back into which I set a gorgeous oval carnelian--one of the palest I have ever seen. Then it all went through my witches' brew of patinas resulting in the gorgeous display of turquoise with bronze & black highlights that you see here. This patina requires a clear coat to protect it, so I have taken care of that. The ring band easily adjusts from a size 6 up. If you have a smaller finger, convo me or leave a message to seller and I will adjust it smaller for you. I am a trained silversmith and have riveted this piece together for many years of pleasurable adornment. Let'em eat steam!
This natural beach stone is one of several handpicked stones from Pebble Beach in Rockport, MA. Worn smooth from eons of tumbling in the ocean each stone is OOAK and unique... All stones are removed from their locale & decorated by hand w/their permission & willingness. Each piece is consciously co-created with Spirit.
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While much of my work centres on the theme of memory or its fallibility (this is more strongly evident in my pieces that incorporate or recreate childhood artefacts and toys) a continually re-occurring theme or motif that runs through much of the work is that of the wheeled box or tower. This theme developed through concerns with notions on containment and the urge to possess, and with the lack of mobility or freedom that material possessions bring.
Being the most architectural and theatrical piece in a series of four tower sculptures, all of them on wheels, 'The City' is predominantly made up of fragments of found objects and curios. Yet through the use of tiny display cases and cabinets (themselves made from found materials) I intended to elevate these oddities to the status of artefacts, giving the sculpture the overall appearance of a nightmarish, mobile museum.
“Chisnall’s towering wooden piece is made up of tiny display cases and cabinets made from found materials like skulls, insects and fossils, a kind of modern cabinet of curiosities. Or a nightmarish vision inspired by Jorge Luis Borges. He explains that much like the inhabitants of a big city, each compartmentalised environment plays out its own narrative, seemingly oblivious to that of its neighbour”. Julia Kollewe (journalist – The Guardian & The Independent), 2009.