THE WEEK AS ART - June 19-25, 2011

I contributed to the Create Mixed Media website by making "THE WEEK AS ART" for June 19-25, I tried to be creative and use various ways to create the numbers of the week using collage, mixed media, drawing and assemblage.

 It can be found at http://www.createmixedmedia.com/

"The Wanderer"

This is a mixed media assemblage I made called "The Wanderer", I used a vintage frame which I decorated and made a collage from sheet music, maps and other ephemera. The wire lady I hand-made and added beads, beach glass and fibers. Her staff is made from a meat nut pick....where has she traveled in her lifetime and what new places will she seek?

"The Journey Starts From Within" MIXED MEDIA / STEAM PUNK ASSEMBLAGE

I have been working with found objects lately and it is quite fun and a challenge to figure out how to make it all come together. For this piece I used an antique bottle, watch parts, doll parts, sewing notions, and various hardware.  Just take a look and see what bits of ephemera you can recognize.  I call this piece "The Journey Starts from Within", as everyone in life has a journey and depending on the decisions you make in life your path can change with the blink of an eye.

MIXED MEDIA / STEAMPUNK ASSEMBLAGE

This piece I call, "Quest for the Key to Unlock the Mysteries of Area 51" super fun one to make.  It is a little bit Steampunk and Mixed Media.  Just trying to figure out how to put it together so it is sturdy was a project in itself, it is quite heavy as the coffee can is filled with aquarium gravel.   I have been starting to collect a stash of stuff to use in these type of projects.  I tell my husband....oohh you can't throw that out I can use it in a mixed media! so now he is afraid to get rid of anything without asking me first. I like it when the materials are rusty and show years of wear...adds to its character and patina.  I will try to keep the "junk collecting under control though.