Industrial Arts...

A new painting and an industrial-elegant vignette...

Show of hands...how many of you like collage as much as I do?

I know you're out there...I've seen your work...and I love it.

Here's my latest piece - actually a reworked piece from a decade ago.

Do you recognize anything here?

It's canvas wrapped around wood, painted with acrylic,

with gold leaf, graphite and found objects including 

a rusty brake, a stainless machined metal piece,

an aluminium disc, an erector set piece (pierced metal) 

and a piece of rusty, crusty tin or steel. 

I like this piece resting inside the faux French frame...

I flanked it with some deconstructed books,

another faux topiary, a rusty finial, and the little bird I freed 

from a rusty cage on one side...

...a faux mercury glass lamp with a drum shade,

a forged bronze candlestick,

a vintage flower frog and an iron or bronze

whatchamacallit on the other side.

( Did you notice how many times I said faux,

rusty, iron and bronze? Hmmmm.)

It's funny how one new piece can call for 

a completely new rearrangement of

things to make a new vignette.


Everything in this vignette was either made by me
or it was found in a thrift store or at a garage sale.

One thing sticks out, though. The faux topiary.

I wrapped the stick in green floral tape.

I need some brown tape. Do they make that?

The green looks BAAAAD. 

Sorry, I hope you get the general idea.

But green floral tape was not really the

little pop of color I was intending...

Have you noticed how I always promise to

fix something and show you a better

version at a later date? Well, yes.

I hope to do that in this case as well. 

Maybe I'll do a post of

"Afters and After-Afters:

The revised, improved afters."

And you'll be the first to know. :)

Word for the Day:

Joshua 6:19
But all silver and gold, and every vessel of bronze and iron, 

are holy to the LORD; they shall go into the treasury of the LORD.”

Linking With
Monday
http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com	Metamorphosis Monday
http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com	Mod Mix Monday
http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/	Show Off Your Cottage Monday
http://westfurniturerevival.blogspot.com	Revival Monday
http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/	Masterpiece Monday
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/	The More the Merrier Monday
http://www.serendipityandspice.com	Manic Monday
http://howtonestforless.com/	Just a party with my peeps!
http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com	Make it Pretty Monday
Tuesday
http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/	Vintage Inspiration Tuesday
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/	Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://farmhouseporch.blogspot.com/	Cowgirl Up!
http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/	Tuesday’s Treasures
http://creatingahouseofgrace.blogspot.com/	Twice Owned Tuesday
Wednesday
http://www.fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/	White Wednesday
http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/	Primp Your Stuff Wed
http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/	Wow Us Wednesday
http://www.thethriftyhome.com/	Penny Pinching Party
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/	What’s it Wednesday
http://www.notjustahousewife.net/	Show Me What Ya Got
Thursday
http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/	Under $100 Link Party
http://savedbysuzy.blogspot.com/	Suzy's House Party
http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/	Transformation Thursday
http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/	Thursday Open House Party
http://www.the36thavenue.com/	Share Awesomeness Thursday
http://thriftydecorating-nikkiw.blogspot.com/	Thrifty Thursday
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/	Time Travel Thursday
http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/	Treasure Hunt Thursday
http://www.savvycityfarmer.com/	thrift’n on a thursday
http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com	Home and Garden Thursday
http://akadesign.ca	Doin’ It Yourself
http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com/	Share Your Cup Thursday
http://livelaughrowe.blogspot.com	Live Laugh Linky
Friday
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/	Feathered Nest Friday
http://www.remodelaholic.com/	Fridays on Remodelaholic
http://redoux.blogspot.com/	Friday Redoux Link Party
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/	Frugal Friday
http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/	Frugalicious Friday
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/	Inspiration Friday
http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/	Flaunt it Friday
http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com	Vintage Inspiration Friday
http://sassysites.blogspot.com/	Free For All Friday
http://www.lovenotesbylauryn.blogspot.com	Spread the Love
http://homespunhappenings-tammy.blogspot.com	Rustic Restorations Weekend
http://www.delicateconstruction.com/	Delicately Constructed Friday
Saturday
http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/	Saturday Nite Special
http://too-much-time.com	Get Schooled Saturday
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/	Show and Tell Saturday

Gallery Walls and Fingerprints

I  have a "thing" for gallery walls.They intrigue me in a variety of ways!

I love a little something unexpected, and they offer that in spades!

I love it that you can assemble deer antlers,

a vintage Souvenir de Paris,

house numbers and thrift store mirrors

and somehow make it work.

Gallery walls  tell more about who we are,

where we've been and what we like

than any single art piece can do. They are

as unique as their makers. No two

are ever exactly alike - just like fingerprints.

At least that's what Ky told me.

She's making herself at home on the new sofa.

I have a piece of plastic floor cover on it that

deterred her for a while. Now, she's ok with it.

I enjoyed hanging things on the wall this week.

So much that I also did another little gallery across the room...

It's not finished and won't be for a while, but I have kept you in suspense

for so long I decided to show you some progress this week!

If you look closely, you'll notice items from

my garage as well as recent thrifting adventures.

UPDATE:  Several friends reminded me in comments
another reason I love gallery walls: they are able to evolve.
Just like our lives are added to and changed, so are they.
We can tweak one part without changing the whole thing.

Soon, I will be experimenting on the sofa - something I've

seen other bloggers do. If it doesn't work, I'll redo it.

Check back this week for more living room details!

Word for the Day:

Psalm 42:1
   As the deer pants for streams of water, 

so my soul pants for you, my God.

Possibly Linking With
Sunday
http://my1929charmerblog.com/	Sunday’s Best
http://www.homemakeronadime.com/	Creative Bloggers Party Hop
http://www.niftythriftythings.com/	Nifty Thrifty Sunday
http://www.sistersofthewildwest.blogspot.com/	Sister Sunday
Monday
http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com	Metamorphosis Monday
http://craftskeepmesane.blogspot.com/	Motivate Me Monday
http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/	Masterpiece Monday
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/	The More the Merrier Monday
http://www.serendipityandspice.com	Manic Monday
http://howtonestforless.com/	Just a party with my peeps!
http://ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com	Show Me What You Got!
Tuesday
http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/	Vintage Inspiration Tuesday
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/	Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://cedarhillranch.blogspot.com/	Cowgirl Up!
http://farmhouseporch.blogspot.com/	Cowgirl Up!
http://theivycottageblog.blogspot.com	Cowgirl Up!
http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/	Tuesday’s Treasures
http://www.elizabethandco.blogspot.com/	Be Inspired
http://creatingahouseofgrace.blogspot.com/	Twice Owned Tuesday
Wednesday
http://verymerryvintagestyle.blogspot.com	Share the Love Wednesday
http://www.thethriftyhome.com/	Penny Pinching Party
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/	What’s it Wednesday
http://junkernewbie.blogspot.com/	Would You Buy It Wednesday
http://www.notjustahousewife.net/	Show Me What Ya Got
Thursday
http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/	Under $100 Link Party
http://savedbysuzy.blogspot.com/	Suzy's House Party
http://thriftydecorating-nikkiw.blogspot.com/	Thrifty Thursday
http://katherinescorner.com/	Thursday Favorite Things
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/	Time Travel Thursday
http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/	Treasure Hunt Thursday
http://www.savvycityfarmer.com/	thrift’n on a thursday
http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com	Home and Garden Thursday
http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com/	Share Your Cup Thursday
http://livelaughrowe.blogspot.com	Live Laugh Linky
Friday
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/	Feathered Nest Friday
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/	Frugal Friday
http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/	Frugalicious Friday
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/	Inspiration Friday
http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/	Flaunt it Friday
http://sassysites.blogspot.com/	Free For All Friday
http://www.lovenotesbylauryn.blogspot.com	Spread the Love
Saturday
http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/	Saturday Nite Special
http://too-much-time.com	Get Schooled Saturday