Fingers, finials, and more.
Always love architectural or geometric shapes.
A horse, a frog, a crown for the frog, and cones
A 4' tall house that I cannot wait to transform. The door opens.
Love, love, love this! She was in a plastic bag, ignored even by the diggingest bins shoppers. Her crepe paper dress is ages old, rumpled and beautifully discolored. I think she is a treasure.
Trophies, a tamborine, a decapitated angel (whom I would have broken apart anyway, some interesting little metal thing on the right (a little dish warmer?), a wine carrier that opens into two intriguing 1/2 columns.An old ledger, 2 metal curtain tie backs. a tiny red cowgirl boot, arches (love arches!), and some sort of prayer wheel.
A doll, a wooden box, unusually large musical notation, drawer pulls, and golden Xmas ornaments (sad that they are made of plastic not glass, but good they are made of plastic not glass because now I can rust them and paint them and not worry about them breaking.)
A horse, a lampshade, a cigar box, a small cutting board and Tinkertoys.
Architectural plastic pieces from a dollhouse which can be painted or rusted, tiny bird's nests, a gold cup, a wooden cove, a spoon and fork with primitive Philipine figures on them (I've already cut off the spoon and fork parts, making them more statue-like), and a plastic looking glass that will not look anything like this when I am done with it.
Hope you enjoyed seeing the results of my treasure hunt!
9 comments:
wow, what a haul. Love the 4' house and arches especially. Can't wait to see what you do with them.
Don't you LOVE the hunt!!
you really found some amazing things in those "bins". can't wait to see what becomes of them, especially the doll with the crepe paper dress, she is lovely.
Somehow as I shopped, it didn't seem like I was finding a lot of good stuff....but when I set it all out to photograph, I was excited and inspired. Can't wait to get into the studio. Thanks, Pam. And in the drawing for free art you go!
You find the coolest stuff! Now and again, I'll find a little trinket that I store away for my collage, but you take the cake!
Thanks, Teri and Rebeca. It was sooo much fun...and I love that I never know what I might find, like that cool doll that was in an ignored plastic bag. That's why I love what I do....I love the whole process: The hunting and gathering, the disassembling, then the rearrangement back into art. Drawing on Monday, everyone!
What great treasures -- and it will be fun to see how these find their way into your fabulous art!
Thank you, Judy. And it's such cheap fun. Where can you go spend a couple hours shopping and only spend $30?! In you go to the drawing....which is actually Tuesday the first! Somehow my date watching was off.
great finds Looking forward to seeing what you make!
Some of them are already making the transition, Lee. Watch and see....
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