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| See my assemblage work in these Somerset Studio magazines | |
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| Recycled Treasures Winter 2007 Gallery pages 69-70 |
Calendar Girls Sept/Oct Issue pages 65-67 |
Assemblage Helps Keep the Chaos Under Control
I didn't used to be a pack rat ... really.
It's all about Found Object Assemblage.
Somewhere along my creative journey,
I found myself collecting all manner of oddities. Among my favorites is something old and rusty - this can be anything from a found object on the street to all that cool stuff that you find in an old garage or workshop. Garage sales, recycle centers, and the Salvation Army all feed my found object
addiction.
Assemblage is the 3-dimensional relative of collage. Artists such as Jean Dubuffet, Marcel Duchamp, and Pablo Picasso were working with found objects in the mid 1900s.
as . sem . blage n. 1. A fitting together of parts. 2. A sculptural composition of miscellaneous objects or found materials. 3. An artistic process in which a three-dimensional artistic composition is made from putting together found objects.--n. -ist.
Part of the allure in creating these pieces is elevating lowly, humble objects usually overlooked or tossed. My goal is to show their intrinsic beauty and celebrate their history. You'll see old jewelry, watch parts, bones, metal washers, old tins, CD cases, vintage keys, and all manner of rusty treasures that I have picked up along my creative travels.
Assemblages 2008 |
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| She Proclaimed Herself Magnificent |
Beating Your Wings Closed |
Beating Your Wings Open |
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| Dream | It's Good to Be King |
Love Rocks |
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| Music | The Emitter | The Guardian |
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| Dance Like No One is
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Dancers Are the Athletes of God
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| King of Hearts | King of Hearts 2 | Masquerading as a Normal Person Day After Day is Exhausting |
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| Electronic Identity
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You Are Precisely My Cup of
Tea
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Dream |
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| Don't Make Me Break Out My
Flying Monkeys
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There Can Be Only One Queen SOLD |
Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History |
Assemblages 2006 |
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| SOLD 1:1 Future |
SOLD 2+2 |
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| SOLD Evolving |
SOLD Expectancy |
SOLD Forget |
SOLD Grace |
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| SOLD Like Magic |
Lovesick | SOLD See |
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| Soul Travel* | Time* | Worth | ||||
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| Dee's Reliquary | The Recollector | SOLD Transform |
SOLD You Should Have |
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| SOLD Mrs. Brown |
SOLD Unspoken Word |
World of the Soul |
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The Calendar Girls |
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| These sweet
little shrines all started with matchbooks and a tiny vintage 1913 calendar You'll find vintage buttons, electronic widgets, decorative papers, and other assorted junque decorating the surface. (plus shipping) |
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| January | February | March | SOLD April |
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| May | SOLD June |
July | SOLD August |
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| September | October | November | SOLD December |
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