Mind Wide Open Challenge

This is my entry for the April Challenge at Mind Wide Open. Everyone participating must use the same digital print in their artwork though there are many creative interpretations and varying mediums used. I printed my image on a transparency and mounted it on a piece of silk paper that I made. Embellishments include found objects, clock gears, wool, silk, buttons, scrim, various fabrics, ribbons, beach glass, rocks and a swedish stamp that arrived on a package from Liisa at Ottilias Veranda! Though my greatest challenge was trying to get a decent photograph! Take a look at the site on April 8th and vote for your favorite piece!

Life Renewed...

........

today, for the first time i noticed

the ground bursting with plant life and tiny meadow flowers

despite the chilly weather.

i am anxiously waiting for my garden to wake up!

just finished this nest which is the first part of my next collage...

and have lots of wonderful found objects to use

from our trip down south!

MAINE COLLECTIVE

Mixed Media Collage with original background photography and

found objects from nature: seaglass, beach stones, driftwood

grapevines and blueberry twigs.

Frame constructed from old barn wood found on the eastern shore in Maryland.

Other elements include metal mesh fabric, skeleton leaves and some silk cocoons.

The nest (not my photography) is the center of all that is found in nature...

Every year, as a family we spend a week in Maine on the cusp of summer...
before the crowds arrive. It's a wonderful, peaceful opportunity to search for
natural treasures hiding in the marshes, beaches and woods.

BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS...

Vintage fabric collage assemblage created on a quilted base...

Hand sewn vintage lace, fabric trim, silk flowers, beads, buttons,
rusty embellishments, fabric mesh, metallic and silk fabrics
and natural fibers...
I did use my sewing machine a bit here and there...
Lots of details and unique elements mixed together to achieve
a whimsical montage of vintage appeal.