If you look back at least weeks, if not months ago (http://dianelou-mixedmedia.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-startsand-finish.html), you'll find the start of this piece. It began with a wooden checkerboard for a background, topped by a wooden box painted black. The two pieces that are screwed to the top and bottom of the box are, I believe, from some type of Lego set that I found in the bins. The finial is an inverted pendulum piece (plastic) from a very cheap clock.
The background piece inside the box was one of my "glueless" collage pieces that I created for my book, Transfers and Transparencies. On top of that, I fastened down with construction adhesive the silver warmer, with my favorite angel image inside. The wing was broken off a ceramic angel, and also glued down with construction adhesive.Like sometimes happens, this start of a piece which included the checkerboard, black box and Lego pieces, sat in the accumulation of "stuff" that gradually piles up in front of my working wall. Yesterday I took my brush and dustpan and decided to tackle that messy area. Not only did I find this piece and finally see the way to finish it (literally within minutes), I got rid of some things I don't think I will ever use.
I often find cleaning or sorting or just looking through things brings out things I had forgotten I had, or things that were set aside when I just couldn't figure out where they were going. It's a great way to jump start some new art!
2 comments:
This has turned out beautifully, Diane. What a lovely collection of disparate articles making a coherent whole. Love it, and find your description inspiring.
Thank you, Carol! It's always so satisfying to have a "slow" piece finally come to fruition. It IS quite a hodge-podge of "stuff", isn't it?
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