A new magazine came in the mail yesterday. And no. I didn’t need it. Between the stacks of Time, Cottage Living and 402 other pounds magazines and books stuffed in the house, my reading/craft literature is set until 2057.
But for me, glossy pages are the stuff that dreams are made of. I must have subscribed to Cloth Paper Scissors during my last trip to Mars. I don’t usually lock myself into subsciptions that expensive.
Although the cover of the March/April issue sure is an attractive piece of art in itself. I’m looking at five “dolls” fashioned from old artist paint tubes. Have you ever thought of that before? What brilliant minds adorn the bodies of artists Susan Andrews and Carolyn Fellman!
“Their Secret of Happiness” series utilizes five “paint tube babies” which are glued to a wooden wall frame.
The heads in are made with Paperclay and feature delicate mouths and eyes.
Now, this is my kind of art. I love rescuing disgarded items that are ready for the trash and seeing what I can create. Why not?
The planet is full of countless tons of trash that will never degrade. What’s wrong with saving some of that garbage and transforming it into an object to be admired?
No wonder I love shopping at flea markets and Good Will stores. I enjoy finding new uses for cast offs.
And God knows, I should put my collections to good use. For years I’ve saved broken jewelry, old buttons and skeleton keys. Eventually my junk makes sense.
Is it about time you put your creativity to use? Send me an email and tell me about a project you are proud of. Send me a photo. I can always use inspiration.
And who knows when I’ll get to that Cloth Paper Scissors magazine. But now I have more to ponder.
