Time Traveler

This piece continues my fascination with all things space and astronomy related. I also love old clocks and found this broken one at a local thrift store. It didn't have its housing but it turned out to be perfect to use in a mixed media piece.
The eyes are made from old glass fuses and the stars are Christmas ornaments. A medical illustration of a man shows the formation of his muscles but it is hidden by the large head, another medical illustration from an old anatomy book. Vintage map paper supplies the background.

Morris' Internal Astronaut

This is a shadowbox I was lucky enough to find at a thrift store. Shadowboxes seem to be difficult to find in thrifts so I was happy to find a couple of these.
Morris' Internal Astronaut has a vintage astronomy page as the background with a nice bright planet to shine some light on the astronaut. The anatomical man running is from a vintage book as is the moon rocks piece glued onto the glass with a light layer of silicone. The rocket was found in a science book. The astronaut in the background is from an old vintage paperback. The radio tube is also vintage paper as is the spaceship in the lower right hand corner. The toy compass was found in a Dollar Tree store. I really enjoyed creating this piece and am happy that its new owner loves it so much.

SOLD

Mr. Elbert's Roach Destroyer

The background of this piece is made of old dictionary pages dyed with homemade alcohol ink. The small circuit board pieces are from an old cassette deck and a digital camera. There is a tiny bulb hanging from a wire attached to the circuit board which I soldered to attach it to the circuit board. A very old wrench, possibly made in the early 1900's (just a guess from its design and lack of a logo) was siliconed underneath the picture of the bearded fellow. A vintage pesticide label was glued to the lower part of the backing.

Oscillations
3D collage using mostly vintage paper

created October 2009 (SOLD)

Icarus Meets Atlantis
3D collage using mostly vintage paper
created October 2009