I love to use found objects in my mosaics. The most recent one, You Glow Girl! I created for The Glow Show at San Diego Writers, Ink galleries. Like usual as I chose the pieces I didn’t use my mind but my heart and intuition.
I started with a hubcap, round like the sun, I had picked up from the side of the road. In my studio I sorted through my treasures for the right focal point until I landed on a turquoise-haired doll, an offering from my arts goddaughters, now grown. I encircled the doll with an old conch belt, snipping off the longer pieces. On top I added stars I had made at a clay workshop, blue florist gems to balance out the doll’s hair and orange beads to contrast it. To give reflection I used rectangular mirrors and for positive energy to writers, I glued refrigerator word magnets on top such as: breathe, lovely, happy, honey, alluring, flame, compassion, star, light. From my travels I added bottle caps and Milagros from Mexican mercados. Milagro means miracle and each one symbolizes something different.
When I finish a piece I always stand back and admire what I’ve made. This one is filled with a combination of color, texture and repetition. It was a fun piece to create and provides me with a positive slogan for 2018. You Glow Girl! What’s yours?
Wonderful! My kind of ART!
Marcia – Yes! I’ve seen you use dolls in your own work too.
Sounds great! Is there a picture of the entire piece? I’d love to see it.
Lisa, Thanks for letting me know the whole piece wasn’t here. I had it on an original draft but it must have dropped off. Now I’ve added it back in. It’s displayed in The Ink Spot if you’d like to see it in person.
Love to watch you create pieces such as this, looking and holding and choosing according to the invisible mojo of creative inspiration. You do Glow, Girl.
Thanks, Judy! It was fun to show it to you as I was working on it.
So glad you’re continuing to create! Felicidades!
Joseph – Thanks. Me too!
Your collages are wonderful…always fun to see!! Great slogan for 2018!! Not sure what mine will be for 2018…?
Mary Anita – I know you’ll come up with a good one!
What a fun and delightful piece. Thank you for sharing – I love your slogan for the coming year. You Glow Girl!!
Faith – Thanks!
Jill, It’s beautiful! I love the theme. It boosted me up when I saw and read this. Xoxoxo
Gina – I’m so glad my art gave you a boost.
Love seeing your visual art too!
Thanks Pamela, my original arts mentor you!
Jill, this is such a clever, bright, fresh idea. I love your hubcap, round like the sun. You Glow Girl……you’ve inspired me to find and use something different in my work too!