#assemblage
FOR EXAMPLE: AMALIE CECILIA
My work is inspired by The West Coast of Denmark (Vesterhavet), jazz and hip hop, Ghana, buildings in Copenhagen, space and time. I live in Copenhagen. I am 22 years old studying Cultural Studies which contributes to my sources of inspiration and keeps my curisosity alive!
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My latest heart.
I know - another heart. I still love making them and, at this time of year, I get a lot of requests. Each is unique - sometimes on purpose, sometimes to cover up an accident - drill scratch, hole in the wrong place etc. The heart itself is vintage - new old stock from the 1970s - a lucite core with a thick copper plate. They are still available but, eventually, I’ll have to find an alternative. I’d love to find similar wood hearts - that could be hinged with a secret internal compartment. If anyone knows where something like that can be sourced - let me know. Dimensions would be 1 ½ inches wide/high and about ¾ of an inch deep so they could be cut and hollowed out.
The next one I’ll be making will be a bit different - a central “window” with a flashing red LED - with batteries that can be replaced. It will have to be a symmetrical design with a feature taking up that much real estate on the heart. I’m starting it tonight and I’ll post a video of it to show the “flash”.
SS Cicada
I don’t know where I got the idea for a dirigible cicada miniature model but here we are. Falling asleep with my YouTube queue probably with videos on the recent 17 year cicada cycle followed by the use of airships during WW1 must have blended together in my subconscious. I enjoyed creating the last insect - the custom bee - I had to do another but this was too large for a piece of jewellery.
So I worked on each separate section, hoping it would all fit together in the end. That’s always the scary part - will the wings fit on the body? Will the scale of everything maintain the illusion of an actual, albeit fantastical, airship once joined? Unlike very clever model scene makers I don’t work with a scale ruler. As I don’t fabricate or cast metal there is no real point - I’ll still have to adjust a part in my collection to fit.
I started with the wings - they bring everything together and set the scale. Like the last piece - the body is a brass screw electrical terminal. The abdomen has two main parts - the high copper piece with a grill and a lower section made from a cut out earing drop I filled in with resin. The wings are also filled with resin and a very light dusting of green and gold mica.
I’ve been making miniature nebulas lately so that is where the glass “hot air balloon” came from. It is fitted with a vintage brass bead cap, chains, tiny brass drops and internal details. While I was searching for pieces I came across the hand blown green glass bead with a swirl pattern. I had to incorporate it but it was difficult to do so. Adding a piece to one side of a symmetrical design alters the way it hangs. The swirl on the bead is matched with the black swirled disk hanging under the balloon.
She has wrapped wire legs with metal crimps, two brass and steel “propellers” affixed to the front, one large rear flag and bunting on the secondary “balloon” tether. Everything attached is done so using screws and very rarely, glue. I have no idea how many separate components I used but it would be well over 100. I’ve been working on and off for a week - probably about 40 hours not including the time sourcing parts, taking photos and writing this. The rigging was a nightmare. The chain at the back, connected to a “U” shape piece is the ship’s anchor.
A friend who is a genius wood worker turned some gorgeous wood bases for me. I think it’s Jarrah. It has four brass legs on the bottom. The hanging mechanism consists of a filigree disk, a vintage brass corrugated bead and assortment of brass rods, copper and brass tubing and beads. The top section pulls out so it can be packed for shipping.
One final surprise. I left a hole in the body for a tiny green LED light. It is difficult to use - turning on by pushing the light into a battery. But it could be used on special occasions to show her off. The battery type is a bit exotic but available online.
I’m thinking about entering her in a local art competition before putting her up for sale. I hope you like her.
Steampowered Pollinator
Sticking gears on everything is debated in the steampunk community. Some just love the gear in its own right, others say sticking gears on everything and calling it “steampunk” misses the nuance and aesthetic of the genre. I’m in the middle - I use gears but not “orphan” gears and they must look like they actually have a purpose in the design. They can imply movement.
I’m telling you this because I wanted to make this piece with no gears. I wanted it to look like a miniature steam engine powering this little guy. Starting with a brass shelf support pin I drilled numerous holes to attach the “engine”, exhaust, wings, head and legs. Everything is screwed in.
He needed a purpose - in situ - so I made him a stand, bracket with a copper and brass flower to “fly” to. It’s curled around the main support. He can be taken off the bracket but I really like seeing him “working”. He is a combination of parts from jewellery supplies, watch parts, electrical supplies and miscellaneous hardware.
Thanks for looking! I really appreciate all the support I get from my Tumblr community.
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“I am intrigued with combining the remnant of memories, fragments of relics and ordinary objects, with the components of technology. It’s a way of delving into the past and reaching into the future simultaneously” Betty Saar
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The Incomparable Saars
Betye Irene Saar center and her lovely Daughters Alison ® and Lezley Saar( l)
“I merged those two words, black and feminist, because I was surrounded by black women who were very tough and and who always assumed they had to work and rear children and manage homes.”
― Toni Morrison
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![[5-13-22] Today’s Tarot of Bones Daily Draw is the Emperor. Today you’re going to need t](https://64.media.tumblr.com/c75ac081f5d575218611304a64fdbfc4/10c58d56ecf9eebd-13/s1280x1920/b1a95cc70b6761da12087c6cb8432e39ab39989b.jpg "[5-13-22] Today’s Tarot of Bones Daily Draw is the Emperor. Today you’re going to need t")
[5-13-22] Today’s Tarot of Bones Daily Draw is the Emperor. Today you’re going to need to bring out your competitive side! This doesn’t necessarily have to be a negative, destructive thing, and you aren’t required to just trample on anyone in your way. Instead, look at the goals you want to achieve, and see how you can amp yourself up to make them happen while staying true to your own ethical boundaries. You just might be surprised at what you can achieve!
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Nick Cave (US, 1959)
Cave’s training in dance choreography and textile art inspired him to create Soundsuits, named after the noises they emitt when in motion.
Cave created the first Soundsuit in response to the brutal beating of Rodney King by police officers in Los Angeles in 1991. Soundsuits protect their human content obstructing bias on the basis of race, gender, and class.
Website:http://nickcaveart.com
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Michael Mapes (US, 1962)
Specimen v 12 (vanitas) 2017, 16" x 20" x 3.5" (40 x 51 cm). Archival prints, insect pins, plastic bags, cardstock, wood dowels, map pins, thumbtacks, botanical material, wax, shells, sand, dirt, resin, mirrors, feathers, playing cards, tobacco, seeds, sawdust, matches, cork
Specimen v 04detail
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thnxmegabif&jordi-gali
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Outerlands spoon- silver, oxidised silver, hawthorn and linen thread. New works.
#outerlands #i#other #found #gathered #made #contemporarycraft
Moffat Takadiwa. Re-Reading Korekore, 2022.
found plastic computer keys, Shona dictionary clippings, & calculator buttons
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ALT
ALTRossana Taormina
ArteFiera Bologna
13_15 maggio 2022
LOMAGNO artecontemporanea
padiglione 15 stand F19
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@artefiera_bologna
“… Lo spazio è un dubbio: devo continuamente individuarlo, designarlo. Non è mai mio, mai mi viene dato, devo conquistarlo. I miei spazi sono fragili: il tempo li consumerà, li distruggerà: niente somiglierà più a quel che era, i miei ricordi mi tradiranno …“
Georges Perec
Su questo dubbio, senza la pretesa di scioglierlo, ma di esprimerlo in immagini, di tradurlo in connessioni visive ed emotive, si sviluppa Tempo incolume: una riflessione sullo spazio e sulla possibilità di sottrarlo alla distruzione
Tempo incolume si muove all’interno di una casa simbolica in cui possono essere ritrovati i suoi oggetti feticcio: i ritratti di famiglia, le tappezzerie, la consistenza dei muri …
Tempo incolume è la capacità della memoria di riattivare uno spazio ormai dissolto, di veder fiorire un giardino lontano
Rossana Taormina
ArteFiera Bologna
13_15 maggio 2022
LOMAGNO artecontemporanea
padiglione 15 stand F19
@rossana.taormina
@lomagnoartecontemporanea
@artefiera_bologna
Rossana Taormina, primavera _ 2021
acrylic on paper, old books, vintage cardboard; 24 x 53 cm
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Rossana Taormina, un'estate #2 _ 2019
assemblage (found photograph, found picture frame, acrylic on TNT fabric, acrylic box;14,5 x 10 x 1,5 cm)
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One more action shot from that day! I’m really happy with these thanks Stephen Muskie for the photo!
#brielleduflon #bduflonstudio #art #driedflowers #assemblage #artinprogress #artistatwork #mcguffeyartists
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Here I am in my princess dress working on an organic assemblage piece that I have actually finished now, “Summer Harvest”. Stephen Muskie, a local photographer in town, is working on a series of portraits of artists in their studios. He asked if he could take some photos of me working and I said “of course!” - it’s not often ones gets action shots taken in the studio
#brielleduflon #bduflonstudio #artistatwork #mcguffeyartists #art #artinprogress #assemblage #driedflowers
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Organic assemblage detail! Lilies and basil flowers ✨
#petals #driedpetals #lilies #basil #flowers #assemblage #sewn #sewnbyhand #earthtones #brielleduflon #detail #art #mixedmedia #natural
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DSC_8226by Russell Moreton
Via Flickr:
Studio Works, Outpost. russellmoreton.blogspot.com/
Tropicana.
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#tropicana
#pattern
#orangeart
#pineappleart
#surrealartwork
#londonartfair (at London, United Kingdom)
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Colpo di fulmine!
(Chi va pianova sano e va lontano)
Assemblage - available
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#assemblage #snail #love
#chivapianovasanoevalontano #flashtattoo #surrealism #tantolove #colpodifulmine (at London, United Kingdom)
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#timeisticking
#assemblage (at Greenwich Observatory)
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