The best thing about taking up assemblage art, other than playing around with shiny things, is BUYING said shiny things.
Not that I can hope to justify about 10 pounds of broken, 'vintage' jewelry to the significant other, mind you. And no...I don't plan to try. Golf gift certificates given en masse for father's day have their privileges.
But there's nothing more exciting than to have a box of all sorts of bits and bobs just waiting to be disassembled and reassembled into fantastic art.
For the record, I haven't gotten that last part either. But let's not split hairs here, shall we?
I created this piece as a gift for my brass patrons. These wonderful people have sold me the brass I use in my projects (and given me even more than I've bought, I assure you) and I wanted to show my appreciation to them for their generosity.
NOTE: I LOVE using the word 'Patrons'. It makes me feel like a real artist. But to be truthful, I have to call them that because their last name is "Friend" and NO inscription looks right saying "To my friends, the Friend's". Hence the word 'patron'. Dang...it sounds classy, doesn't it?
When I say that I came as close to working perfection as humanly possible on this piece, I'm not exaggerating. Notice I said working perfection, meaning every edge filed, the back finished off, every attachment double and triple-checked, etc. I suppose it's one of the reasons I don't sell my work. I have this fear of something coming to pieces. Which is a problem if you sell something. But NOT an issue when you GIVE it to someone. heh heh
At any rate, I took a small, brass frame and set an old rhinestone cabochon into it. A small cameo from an old earring was glued onto it. I attached a brass bow and glass pearl to the bottom and hung it on a brass chain. My 'patron' sent me a pic of her wearing it to a party. Talk about REALLY feeling all 'artist-y'!
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015 GMT Views: 850
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