Recycled Art

Sisters-in-law and mother-in-law were eating pistachios on our 2010 girl's trip.  I don't like them but thought the shells could be used for something!

Pistachio nut shells before

Pistachio nut shells after

(fine tip Sharpie pen)

Day 4

Art Group Projects

Fourth meeting of the Evolution of Creativity art group. Federal Heights, Colorado  February 4, 2010

On a poster board, Robert had drawn several random images. 

• A couple dancing
• A zipper
• Clasped hands
• A naked couple kissing
• A puppet and his master
• An electric socket
• A pipe diagram 
• Picture of a dog high fiving a hand.

The goal was to 'connect' all the images together. I don't know if that was achieved, but we had fun exploring different ways to create.

We used acrylic paint, chalk, glue gun, sequins, felt, markers, and a googley eye to enhance the drawn images.

The original drawing is of a man and woman kissing.  I added a shadowed skull, a wispy heart and wings.

I quite like it!!

Completed collective piece.

I also added the thick black lines on opposite ends, and tinted the dog and hand with watered down acrylic paint.  I added dimension to the zipper pull and other various glittery strands.

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Robert and Christina put some of my fabric around a large wooden spool that I brought.  They added a skull ring and left over fibers from Liz's favorite scarf. 

Lisa and I took a cat from Liz's junk added sequined backed googley eyes, wings and a special Mexican donkey as a pet.  Wired on some more bangles and glitz, podged the words "Things not to feel guilty about" around the base and walla - ART!  

We actually got an offer to trade from a well renowned fine art guy!  We turned him down.

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This was EOC's 3rd meeting at Tivoli Commons.  Student area at a University in downtown Denver.