Assemblage, Collage, Mixed Media & Altered Art

The Bank Holiday weekend is over and whilst parts of the UK had overcast skies and rain, we had great weather here on Anglesey. Unfortunately, this tempted my computer geek into the garden, where he over did it a bit and also caught a cold (man variety of course).  Poor thing has been off- colour for a couple of days, putting the blog, Etsy listing and annoucing the winner of the Yayoi Kusama “giveaway” on hold.

Apologies to those of you eagerly awaiting the result of the the “giveaway” and without further ado I can announce the winner is:

Claudia Gelissen Studak

(the competition was hosted by Rafflecopter an the winner was identified using Random.org)

Congratulations to Claudia and thanks to everybody else for taking part, it was fun finding out what books you liked. Which book would I have taken? I think that would be Jane Eyre.  (By the way, nobody chose Hustlers Grotto, a book containing three novellas by Yayoi Kusama)

So today is Wednesday, meaning Wordless Wednesday should be along a little later; also, I hope to list my latest piece on etsy before the day is out.

Just a quick reminder that my Yayoi Kusama giveaway will close this weekend; so, if you want to be in with a chance to win some postcards from her 2012 London exhibition pop over and leave a comment on this post – Yayoi Kusama giveaway .

Meanwhile, I’ve almost finished my next piece. Its inspired by a story about a female hoodie, family values, murder and cryptic meanings (no I’m not referring to a Stieg Larsson novel). Can you guess what it is?  This picture might give you clue.

Guess Who?

Here is another clue.

If you want, please feel free to leave your guess as a comment.

No words required, just admire the work of Rachel Denny..

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racheldenny.com

The Swan Princess

Latest addition to the Etsy shop, is this assemblage comprised of a wire an papier mache figurine accompanied by a cast metal swan on the stage of a mock theater.

The Swan Princess

Inspired by the mythical creature of many tales and legends, who shape-shifts from human form to swan form, this piece owes its origins to the story of the Swan Maiden.  Folktales usually adhere to the following basic plot. A young, unmarried man steals a magic robe made of swan feathers from a swan maiden so that she will not fly away, and winds up marrying her.

To find out more about the fairy tale, try these Wikipedia pages -the fairy tale. If you would like to read the fairy tale, you’ll find it along with other fairy tales, freely available in Kindle format and many more, here at the wonderful Project Gutenberg . If you’ve lost your copy of the fairy tale and want to replace it or would like to buy a hard copy, try this list at Amazon The Swan Maiden

To purchase this item, please, visit Our Etsy Shop for further details.

Getting this one up in plenty of time, a free calendar desktop wallpaper for May. To make it your desktop wallpaper, left click the image to see a larger version, then right click that image and choose “SET AS DESKTOP BACKGROUND”.

Free May calendar desktop wallpaper. To make it your desktop wallpaper, left click the image to see a larger version, then right click that image and choose "SET AS DESKTOP BACKGROUND"

Whilst visiting the Alice at the Tate Liverpool last January, I found out Julie Arkell was going to be showing at the Bluecoat Display Centre – Liverpool, from 10 March to 12 May and holding a workshop on Sunday 29 April.

Julie Arkell at the Bluecoat Display Centre

Form what I’ve read online, Julie Arkel does not exhibit that often and such exhibitions tend to be too far away from our neck of the woods. We weren’t too sure about going but, Liverpool is only 90 miles away, so combined with a shopping trip this would be a great day out for all of us. I can’t make the workshop on the Sunday but I’m going to see the exhibition tomorrow Yipee…..

Julie Arkell in Liverpool

I’ll take some photos and post them on the blog next week. I might even find something I can use for a giveaway.

Julie Arkell - I've Dusted the Farmyard

Oh, and the name of the Julie Arkell exhibition – I’ve Dusted the Farmyard.

I’m running late but, here is this week’s WW – Rapunzel.

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(could she be my next adventure?)

Some time ago I made another art dress entitled The Swan. This one was made as a commission piece, you would have had to be quick to spot this one on Etsy, she was only up for a few hours.

The Swan - Art Dress Assemblage.

The Swan - Art Dress Assemblage.

Small 18cm long, 21cm wide, paper fabric assemblage.

One small three dimensional ballet style dress. Tailored and stitched together from old pleated book pages and white cotton remnants. White feathers and small beads decorate the dress with the edges being touched with silver leaf. The inside of the bodice is also covered in silver leaf.