All posts by rrizzart

Home Is Where The Art Is

I've always had an attraction to little houses – birdhouses, dollhouses, and tiny boxes of all kinds – so I especially enjoyed this challenge! I formed my house out of cardstock, decoupaged with vintage dictionary pages (from a fittingly tiny Latin-English dictionary), then painted, stamped, and smudged ink on the surface. A tiny door made…

Let The Sun Shine In

I loved the chunky quality of this 6 x 6 canvas, so I cut a hole in it to reveal a shadowbox window on a tiny pastoral scene. The sun is so all-embracing, it joins us on the INSIDE of the window. Thin jewelry wire form the suns rays, with tiny beads that slide back…

Birthday Boy Mixed Media Collage

8 x 10 canvas collaged with acrylic paint, vintage photo, fabric, tissue paper, paper & plastic embellishments. The focal point of this collage is a vintage snapshot I found at an estate sale. It has been sewn to the canvas to create a pocket which holds a removable tag stamped with an important message…time flies!…

"Just Dandy" Mixed Media Collage

11x 14" canvas collage featuring original vintage photo, pages from a vintage (1935) French tourist guide, vintage lace, fabric, feathers, glass glitter, ribbon, metal embellishments, and acrylic paint. A dapper young man embarks on his future, full of promise & romance.