The Law of Attraction
The only thing more fun than raiding the fridge is decorating it. Making magnets is one of my favorite art projects and I just shipped this small batch off to Third Street Stuff, in downtown Lexington, to see if they attract any passers-by.
I don't know about yours, but my ancient white Kenmore looks like a study in some subcultural group that, if found in hundreds of years, would likely cause super-genius scientists to scratch their big, green, globe-shaped heads. I mean, We specialize in beans, with a vintage Texan couple? Mother heads bobbing in a coffee cup with wings - what does that have to do with finest fit and quality?! A large-headed chick in curlers and a prom dress...
I guess the point is that they don't make sense and that's why making them is so darned much fun. Finding old puzzles with pieces big enough to fit all the 'stuff' on isn't easy, so if anyone has a stash, I'll be glad to take them off your hands! I have enough found objects, buttons, jewelry and junk to make a zillion more, so hopefully they will sell, as did the ones I put in Street Scene last fall.
The price is a bit prohibitive; I had a bit of success in reducing the labor in this batch, but it still boils down to the fact that they are 2 x 4 inch mixed media collages. I sand and layer the puzzle pieces with acrylics, gels and other media, then the fun part - finding the phrases and images that will make them just goofy enough to be appealing (to me anyway:)
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BTW, I love the magnets, but then things that don't make sense are kind of my specialty, if you know what I mean.
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