Altered Art to Wear

I’ve discovered a way to wear my digital art around my neck Curious???

I have transferred digital images onto domino game pieces, and then added layers of shine to them. I attached a pendant bail to the back, and there you have it…altered art to wear!

Are you tired of “cookie cutter” jewelry? Or does one of kind jewelry appeal to you? Would you like to wear a conversation piece? Or give a unique piece of jewelry art to a good friend? These are all available here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Heritage

…my new series of canvas collages.

I love the look of “old world” art. I have collected quite a few images on tintypes, cabinet cards, and vintage postcards, and I LOVE using them in my work. Along with bits of ephemera, old stamps, papers with handwriting, book pages and paints…these family memories come alive.

“Family Gathering” is an 8 x 10 collage on canvas board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And “Old World” is a 5 x 7 collage on canvas board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Both of these collages are now available for purchase.

 

Fabric, Paint and Canvas

…oh, and a GREAT image! These are the components to a great collage…add a dash of words, a button or two, and you have a little masterpiece!

I have had some great workshops lately, and in those, I have learned the lovely art of creating interesting backgrounds. I love how it provides a “textured” effect and adds a mix of color to the old fashioned image.

To see more views of this collage, or if you need it for your own art collection feel free to click here.

 

My love of canvas collage!

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again…nothing thrills me more than creating a collage using vintage bits of ephemera, images, buttons, papers, paints, textures…ahh…I am at my most peaceful when I am creating art! I love how imagination takes over, and what vision you had at the beginning, evolves into something usually much more in depth than you had planned. My best work comes, when I don’t overthink a piece, and decide to just have fun, and see where it leads me!

This is one I call, The Dawn. I used vintage piano paper for the wording, and bits of cloth, and buttons to add more texture and interest. The image is a copy from an old Munsey magazine, about a hundred years old!

I am trying to be more brave about color! The family of reds seem to be one of my favorites! This is an 8 x 10 collage on canvas board. It sits perfectly on an easel, in a frame, or on a fireplace mantle. If you are interested in this piece, or any of my other collages, please feel free to see my Etsy shop.

I am also happy to announce that I am taking orders for custom made collages, made from your own family images. If you are interested something special, for either yourself, a family member, or a friend, please email me at ArtcyLucy@aol.com

 

Art Now for Autism

 Have you heard about Art Now for Autism? It is part of the Autism Speaks organization which promotes awareness and provides education for families affected by autism.

So far, over 50 artists have donated art for their annual art exhibit and sale, which begins in October. What a great way to raise funds for this charity. This is such a privilege for me, to showcase and offer my art for this worthy cause that is so close to my heart. I once knew a little boy who was autistic. Thirty five years later, I have seen him progress to the responsible man that he is today, a generous soul, a friend to all, and a wonderful pianist. He and his family are a constant inspiration, not only to me, but to our whole community.

I will be sending them this 9 x 12 acrylic painting to add to their art exhibit and sale. It is entitled “Under the Paris Moon” and combines my love for the colors and techniques of Van Gogh and Chagall, for my love of “The City of Light”.

I will also be sending them 20 altered puzzle pieces, made into wearable art pins, that they will offer for donation. I had such fun creating these little pins, and can’t wait to see what the other artists have come up with too. If you are interested in participating in this project, please click on the Art Now for Autism image above, to learn more about this charity.

 

My Cookbook series

I have long had a fascination with vintage cookbooks, especially ones that tell how a woman in the late 1800s should take care of their husbands…the verbiage in these books is just precious! I now have a little collection of these treasures, and decided to make some collages using them, as well as some of my vintage photographs, marbled papers, and colorful paints. All three include hand-distressed and glazed wooden frames. These are now listed on my Etsy shop.

 

Why not wear a little art???

I have a new obsession…and I decided to confess it here and now.

I have been collecting vintage wooden poker chips…why??? Because they make the best backing for little art pins! I love creating these tiny art pieces…nothing like instant gratification, I can finish one so much more quickly than a canvas collage! But what’s even better? You can WEAR your art on your (no, not sleeve :-) collar! These little gems are about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, and they fit perfectly on a jacket or sweater collar! I love to wear them on my jean jacket, for that funky artist look (yeah, right!)

These tiny wearable art pieces are now available on my ETSY shop. Stop by and take a look!

 

 

Art that tells a story

Who knows what goes through an artist’s mind as they capture images and papers and paints to create another world on canvas! For me, bits of things seem to come together…sometimes it is easy, requires little thought, and other times, I tend to over-think the whole process. What I most enjoy, is watching unrelated items come together to create a whole…a story that never existed now appears before your eyes. Maybe that is the writer in me…I love a good story, especially from days gone past.

In these latest creations, both 8 x 10 canvas board collages, I was able to do just that, create an imagined story. I have so many beautiful images…it is never difficult to start a project, when I have so many amazing faces to use in my art. But the fun begins, when I start to think about who these people were…not so different from us, I imagine…just living in different times. I use alot of sepia tones, almost vintage ink colors…to set the tone for what we are about to learn about our “characters”…and then comes the ephemera, vintage papers, children’s workbooks, music sheets, anything that might help with the story. My newest “stories” are entitled ”A New Home” and “Three Daughters”. Both can be purchased online at my Etsy shop.

 

A past, imagined

 

 

I love collecting tintypes from days gone past…they were a generation of people, living in a time that we can only imagine, as we peruse old books, census records, and family histories. We don’t know what they went through exactly, but they can’t be so different from us. They still loved, laughed, enjoyed each other’s company…through good times, and through tough times. There is something so deeply personal and satisfying about recreating their “imagined lives” through vintage collages. Now I know why I collected “old things”…bits of books, magazines, tintypes, cabinet cards…for so many years. Now, I can lovingly give them a “home”.

These three original pieces are now being offered on my Etsy shop. I am so pleased to be able to share them with you!

 

Ancient meets Modern

Don’t you just love the rich colors of the Renaissance? Bits of gold and deep red tones, set off with a little aged patina? I could wander the aisles and rooms of the Louvre for hours, just perusing and gazing at all the works of art, from Medieval to Gothic to Renaissance…I love it all! In this digital piece, I combined bits of the old, with a twist of the new…to make a unique homage to the Renaissance.

This digital creation is now being offered on my Etsy shop.