Always nice to see what other artists are doing.  So, I put together this treasury of some of my Etsy favourites and called it Antique Gold.

Tree photography – … PhotographyDre… $11.00	Fine Art Photograph… sandycarterpho… $35.00	Serenity – artisan … sparrowsalvage $64.00
Deer face Badpanda22 $40.00	Soft Hand Made Leat… spirocreations $275.00	Tiny Wheat Tiles-Se… DevonWhitneyTi… $12.00
Original Landscape … starkeyart $325.00	Cute Vintage Bow Br… VainVintage $6.00	The Ceryneian Hind … lullafly $20.00
Xlrg Vintage Style … ParisCoutureAn… $300.00	Ancient words marykatem $25.00	Teeny Prince or Pri… GiggledPink $14.00
Snowy Christmas Hom… SylviaCPhotogr… $28.00	Golden Leaf Necklac… contrary $24.00	RUSTED Ornate Iron … DaysLight $22.00
A Sliver of Gold – … judeMcConkeyPh… $45.00

Elizabeth Bennet

Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813, it is the inspiration for my latest assemblage dress. The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman, living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.

Elizabeth Bennet

To findout more about the author – Jane Austen and the novel, try these Wikipedia pages – the author or the novel .  If you would like to read the novel, it is avilable free and in several different formats, here at the wonderful Project Gutenberg.

Available in out Etsy store or our own online shop

The assemblage as a closed book

I was given a tiny old 1930′s encyclopedia and loved the size of it.  So, I just thought of Alice in Wonderland, where she enters a minature world.

The assemblage opened

When I took the photos for our online shop and Etsy store the sun was out and I managed to get some good photos in the natural light.  Here are some of the extra photos I took but have not been used on Etsy.

I’m enjoying playing with book sculptures at the moment and love the idea of little theater sets.

Another Stolen Moment

In the next few pieces I want to create drama and atmosphere in the pieces.

Another Stolen Moment

As usual this assemblage is available in my online shop or Etsy store

Assemblage Art Dress Made From Paper and Fabric - The Tea Party

Assemblage Art Dress Made From Paper and Fabric - The Tea Party

I’m a little late putting this one up.  She’s already available on Etsy and will be going up in our own online shop this afternoon.

Assemblage Art Dress Made From Paper and Fabric

Small 14cm long, 15cm wide, paper fabric assemblage.

One small three dimensional tea party dress, ready for tea with the Mad Hatter and his friends. Tailored and stitched together from old book pages and old fabric.

Including hanger and wooden peg.

“There is a place. Like no place on Earth. A land full of wonder, mystery, and danger! Some say to survive it: You need to be as mad as a hatter. Which luckily I am.”
~The Mad Hatter – Alice in Wonderland.

Just had to put this one up.  I put this treasury together last Thursday and thought nothing more about it.

I normally have Tom sort out notifying everybody when I put together a treasury and they usually respond via Etsy.  Well, like I said, I forgot this time so, when I checked for views and clicks on Friday , I was suprised  to see so many responses.  On looking at the replies I fond out the teasury had made it onto the front page at Etsy.  First time for me!

‘Free Spirit.’ by MesssieJessie

Chicadee in the Mar… tammiebowden $28.00	antique hand painte… Harmonicajane $50.00	Love Song MariamSitchina… $35.00
Geometric Metal Arr… RootsJewelry $154.00	Birch bark mask wit… ladyinthetower $49.00	Custom Order – Crea… OurSunshine $63.99
Antique c1870 T. Fu… sixpencebluemo… $58.00	camel tan suede le… tuscada $79.00	Newborn Baby Bear B… Snazzybeans $14.00
Farm Photo Pastoral… lucysnowephoto… $20.00	Frosted Pink Roses … bbrunophotogra… $28.00	RESERVED for Ayelet… CreoleCollecti… $67.99
Handmade wooden bro… psyboom $9.00	Free Spirit shirae $20.00	Canal House Row – A… ARTISANIEeurop… $140.00
50s Sheer Capelet S… littledeervint… $34.00

Assemblage Without a Name

 So I’m back to creating and making.  I’m still experimenting with different ways of presenting my assemblage dresses.  For this one I’ve gone back to my experience of attending a workshop run by Luned Parry, as you can see from the photo this dress has a figure inside it.  The idea was to have the figure free standing but that didn’t work out so, I’ve used an old book as the base and attached the figure to the book.

I hope to finish her soon but as yet she has no name.  Perhaps you could suggest a name; any ideas, leave a comment.