Game of Chance is another new piece from the past couple days. Do you see the rather forbidding figures flanking the spinning dial (the spoon and fork from the bins the other day) and the white, very old finial on top also from the recent shopping.
The surface holding the spinning dial (a game piece that was altered by replacing the center with a Viewmaster slide circle, with slides removed and various other tiny images inserted) is raised off the checkerboard background to give more depth and interest to the piece. I do this by gluing or screwing wood blocks below. The fiery wings which rather match the color on the John Ruskin cigar box end are Lego bits (I think). Below the spinning dial are 3 green bulb things which were gleaned from a box at the bins, as was the on/off switch at the center bottom. A rusty chain finishes it off.I have to say one of my favorite tools besides a battery-powered drill is the new bandsaw my husband bought me for Xmas. We found it at the Habitat ReStore. It's a table-top model, so fairly small, but it was brand new and was priced at $45...and we had a 50% off coupon for that day so $22.50. It is fabulous for cutting things like that checkerboard, cutting the spoon and fork ends off the figures. It makes it all so fast and effortless that I am doing things I never would have done if I had to struggle with sawing small bits by hand. Thanks, Nils! I didn't know I needed it until I had it!!
Since the photo, I've added a very funky bottle in the lower right, filled with dice and rusty nails. It has the cork attached by a rustic leather strap...something someone's grandfather collected his rusty nails in.
Off to the studio for more creating.
4 comments:
looks great, maybe I need a bandsaw! :)
Thanks, Pam, and yes, you would love a small bandsaw. I use mine at least 10 times a day when I am in the studio. And they can cut plastic too....
In the drawing you go....
Now I want a bandsaw too. So interesting to see how you used some of those great bin finds.
Mine is a Craftsman (Sears). I know they are over $100 if you buy one new through Sears, but I'm sure there are used ones around. We really lucked out on the price.
Thanks, Carol.
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