Assemblage
This is when scraps of paper come in handy.
A strip of card stock left over from trimming printed postcards. The length of the strip is the circumference of a bucket. The line in the center marks the circumference divided in half. The mark at the end of the strip is where I want to mark the holes in the two sides of each bucket for the handles to be inserted.
Marking the handle holes.
Here is the finished work from yesterday’s post. For more details of this piece go to the new work section of my site.
Title: Noodling for cats who live on the sandy bottoms of reservoirs.
This one uses parts of a recycled hanging sculpture. Stay tuned to see how it turns out.
I made some handles using some old copper wire that will be attached to three small buckets. I needed to straighten the wire with pliers and my hands. It was fairly easy to do and I wasn't aiming for super straight. I made a simple jig to help bend the ends of the handles so they will be the same length.
The handles shaped and ready to bend.
The mess of copper wires that I needed to straighten. You can see just how much straightening was needed.
A couple of finished handles and one in the bending jig. I made the jig from a scrap of wood and some nails with heads cut off so the wire can be slipped in and out.
This one has been inactive for almost two months now and I just can’t seem to get it going again. It is still in the beginning stages and there is a lot more to do before it all comes together.
I finished my first 2 fer 1 work this evening. It is meant to be displayed on a flat surface so each side can be viewed. For example it could even be displayed on a desk, shelf or fireplace mantle and flipped around now and then to change the view to add variety to an atmosphere.
One side is an abstract tissue paper painting created with pieces of acrylic painted tissue paper glued to MDF panel then gloss varnished. The flip side is an assemblage created with wood, acrylic paint, plaster and part of a twig. It is signed and dated on the bottom and initialed and dated on one of the sides using metal letter punches.
Tissue paper painting side.
Assemblage side with title.