Go There Now As a young girl I would look out the window at night and would be so amazed at how big the world was. I wanted to travel to many places. Nothing has changed. I look out the window and still have many more dreams and journeys to experience. I chose India ink,…
These small change purses/treasure keepers were inspired by the freestyle patchwork patterns made by Linda Willis in the January/February 2015 magazine article. I belong to a group on Facebook called Art Abandonment. We make artwork of any kind and abandon them anonymously around the world. Check us out.
Old Glory III: the journey of ancestors Materials: stretched canvas, leather, vintage linens (from relatives), buttons, salvaged denim, old maps (world countries in stripes and American states in stars), sewing machine, matte medium This brazen artist knew she had to have it up and showing by the 4th so she walked into a local boutique,…
finding grammas secrets mixed medium
Hair clips made from vintage buttons…these are white, made from bone and plastic, along with gingham fabric scraps.
A big black button serves as the base of this mini sculpture. Then I added a black and white rock, beads, colored telephone wire, ribbon. I want to make more using more buttons. I posted this today because of Barb's Thoughts on Thursday 'Inspired by Buttons" post (5-2-2013). In the past I have made these with…
This is digitally playing with the buttons in the image. The frame is made with a repeat of the image all around the edge. I beveled it for dimension. The plaid background is made from the image with a filter on GIMP. The buttons at the bottom and upper left are simply cutouts from the image, individually beveled. Some…
By Deborah A. Pierro – I ordered this shadow box from 7 Gypsies. The objects I glued in are: vintage heart pendant, vintage square pendnt, mask charm I purchased recently at the Bead Expo in Wilmington, Delaware, a black jewelry piece with a diamond center, vintage copper pieces, a gold angel with harp that I…
I remember when my Grandmother would bring out her piece of Mica rock and let me play with it. I would slowly peel away a piece and then would peel each little layer apart as well. So you can imagine the memories it brought back when I started designing this vintage necklace. I also used…
This is entitled She Courage! Shows a black woman who has survived cancer. Her crown and glory (hair) is fuller than ever and she is ready to live her life. Her experiences have only made her stronger. Her earrings represent what she has been through (pink ribbon one ear and bra on the other). Flower…
