American Flag is a mixed media collage on a 24x24x1.5 gallery wrapped canvas frame. It is made using vintage, patriotic sheet music, vintage Americana memorabilia, vintage dictionary clips all pertaining to America and a few pieces of scrap craft papers and acrylics. The flag portion was them coated with a faux encaustic finish and topped…
This is a mannequin, polystyrene. It has been covered in Victorian sheet music, Victorian Newspaper adverts and graphics. Elements of Jewelry, Lace Doilies and other found objects tell the story of Queen Victoria and Albert. The adverts show what people were buying and using, the pictures show people, places and events of the time. The mannequin stand is wood…
Bird houses made using paper mache forms that have been layered in ephemera, maps and vintage sheet music. Once layered, the houses are painted with a thin wash and/or distressed using distressing inks and alcohol inks. The birds are made using the same and have rhinestones for their eyes. Roof is made with paper clay…
I will be holding a workshop to make these in Houston on June 22., 2013. Go here for further information: http://doorno2.blogspot.com/2013/05/drum-roll-please-i-would-like-to.html Bird houses made using paper mache forms that have been layered in ephemera, maps and vintage sheet music. Once layered, the houses are painted with a thin wash and/or distressed using distressing inks…
This mixed media collage/assemblage is done on a stretched canvas frame that has been layered in assorted craft paper, ephemera and vintage sheet music. Then trees were sculpted, painted white, crackled and aged to look like the bark of birch trees. Finally, the birds were placed and topped off with wings that were made from…
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I used acrylic paint, torn paper, stamps, cutout images, torn masking tape and random words
I have been making these collage assemblages since learning to solder some time ago. As the family historian it's my job to go through old photos to share with others and thought that it would be fun to create 'collage people' for everyones Christmas tree! This is of is of me at about age 7 and because I'm Norwegian I…
I have been making these collage assemblages since learning to solder some time ago. As the family historian it's my job to go through old photos to share with others and thought that it would be fun to create 'collage people' for everyones Christmas tree! This is of is of me at about age 7 and because I'm Norwegian I…
This was one of my first adventures in layering. Three faces is on a 8×10 recycled stretch canvas. I have used layers of decorative tissue paper and gel medium and misc papers for the background, the faces mounted on the piece are made of polymer clay and have been draped with a piece of white…
