the wild woods of the heart

Finished today. I think.  But maybe there's more. More work to do with the heart, perhaps.

detail: wild woods of the heart

fragment

dyeing and ripping it up

Work in progress, assemblage, 7-1/2" x 10". Painted and hand-dyed fabric, poem fragment. Photo collage: vintage cabinet card, my own wolf photograph.  Thinking it is time to rewrite some old fairy tales. And keep the rusty keys that still ring true.

Affirmation Shrine

An assemblage shrine I made out of recycled materials for the Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery Recycled Art Exhibition.   It's called the Affirmation Shrine, as I affixed snippets of text to the pincushion, like 'alternate', 'mystery', 'memory'...

Materials used:

Cigar box, sushi tray and 'garnish', vintage pincushion, text, old maps, keys, spiral notebook coil and cover, wooden spools, scouring sponge, plastic protractor, plastic toy, plastic push pins, optometrist lenses, ribbon, cellophane tea bag envelopes, artificial turf, eggshells.